Drimva

Antares Nuclear

Manufacturing Engineer I-II, Machining

$95K–$150K

Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted May 28, 2026

Experience
2+ years in one or more listed areas; preferred alternative: 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
Visa sponsorship
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

About the job

Develops and qualifies machining and other manufacturing processes for nuclear reactor subsystems, improving manufacturability and scaling production from prototypes to serialized manufacturing.

What you'll do

  • Develop and mature manufacturing processes, workflows, standard practices, and qualification plans.
  • Assess designs for manufacturability and collaborate across teams to improve designs and process capabilities.
  • Investigate manufacturing discrepancies and failures, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
  • 2+ years of experience in one or more listed areas, including special-process manufacturing, process qualification, manufacturing/production engineering, or project/research-based student experience.
  • Experience creating work instructions and tracking BOM components from suppliers.
  • Experience defining requirements for or designing tools and assembly fixtures using CAD systems, and implementing tooling with internal or external suppliers.

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree or 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
  • Experience developing, testing, qualifying, and maintaining manufacturing processes, especially processes such as welding, brazing, heat treatments, additive manufacturing, coatings, hydroforming, or NDT.

Pay

$95,000-$130,000 (base salary); $115,000-$150,000 (base salary); $95K – $150K (base salary)

Tools

CAD, NX, PLM, ERP, MES, GD&T, CMM, NDT

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)