Antares Nuclear
Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Fabrication
$140K–$190K
Los Angeles · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science/Engineering, Welding Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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
Owns development, qualification, and production of fabrication processes for critical reactor hardware, collaborating across engineering and manufacturing teams.
What you'll do
- Develop and mature fabrication processes for reactor components, from first-of-a-kind builds through qualified production.
- Lead design-for-manufacturing reviews, define process and inspection requirements, and develop qualification documentation.
- Troubleshoot manufacturing issues, lead root-cause investigations, and support transition to repeatable production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline.
- 5+ years of professional experience in manufacturing engineering, fabrication, process development, or complex hardware development.
- Technical depth in at least one advanced metallic fabrication or joining process, such as welding, CNC machining, metal forming, brazing, or metal additive manufacturing.
- Experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes for complex hardware, including taking processes into production or qualification.
Nice to have
- Experience with aerospace or nuclear hardware and rigorous quality or regulatory frameworks.
- Working knowledge of ASME Section III, NQA-1, or comparable nuclear quality requirements.
Pay
$140K – $190K USD base salary
Tools
welding, CNC machining, metal forming, additive manufacturing, brazing, diffusion bonding, ASME Section III, NQA-1
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