Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma

Manufacturing Engineer I-II, Machining

Los Angeles · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 56 days ago
Project ManagementProcess ImprovementProcurementERPGD&TAerospace EngineeringResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • As a member of the Antares R&D team, you will be an expert on manufacturing and assembly of cutting edge nuclear reactors.
  • As the product matures from concept to prototype and beyond, you will be responsible for leading the manufacturing planning process and will assist with in-house manufacturing vs. outsourcing trades and vendor selection.
  • They should be able to confidently identify (or know how to research) appropriate manufacturing methods and establish a process control plan to monitor process health.

Responsibilities

  • Own and develop manufacturing processes for critical sub-systems with the Antares reactor that require both conventional manufacturing and special processes
  • Participate in design reviews and analyze parts/assemblies to assess and influence their form/fit to make them more manufacturable, based on achievable process tolerances and inspection capabilities
  • Collaborate with design, materials, and manufacturing team members to ensure designs are compatible with process capabilities and to drive DFM improvements
  • Analyze and disposition manufacturing discrepancies and lead multi-disciplinary teams on root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Develop new and evaluate existing manufacturing processes and equipment to reduce non-conformance frequency/severity and reduce operating costs
  • Identify and execute design-for-manufacturability improvements which have system-wide improvements to the department
  • Communicate daily with supporting departments such as production, machining, maintenance, quality, and design engineering to ensure that product is delivered on time and to specifications
  • Participate in root cause investigations that arise in development, production, test, integration, and field operation to implement corrective actions to prevent repeat failures.
  • You will help develop and document key special processes, requirements, and workflow that enable rapid product iteration.
  • On the design side, you will be responsible for working with all teams regularly to ensure parts and assemblies are manufacturable and integrable, focusing on the system architecture level.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and find solutions to challenges faced during a hardware manufacturing based project
  • Experience creating work instructions and tracking BOM components from suppliers
  • Experience defining requirements for or designing tools and assembly fixtures using CAD systems.
  • Experience implementing this tooling using internal and external tooling suppliers.
  • Knowledge of PLM, ERP, MES, and other related manufacturing planning and management systems.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills & Experience:

Skills

  • Master's degree or 5+ years of professional experience in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • Experience creating factory layouts based on production demand and process requirements
  • General knowledge of GD&T as it relates to assembly and fabrication processes
  • Experience using CAD software (NX) as it relates to creating work instructions
  • Demonstrated track record of high impact / ROI contributions
  • Strong project management skills and effective communication of technical concepts across multi-disciplinary teams
  • Hands-on experience with fluid, gas, or high voltage systems
  • Leadership experience on a project or research team
  • Experience with various part inspection methods and technologies (micrometers, CMM, white light, etc.)
  • Think in Systems
  • Obsess over the End User
  • Be Unconstrained by Convention

Company info

  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • About the Team
  • As a member of the Antares R&D team, you will be an expert on manufacturing and assembly of cutting edge nuclear reactors. You will be an instrumental member developing Antares' first R&D facility, inclusive of layout, special processes, hazardous material handling, and machine procurement and commissioning. You will help develop and document key special processes, requirements, and workflow that enable rapid product iteration.
  • At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt.
  • We're fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space.
  • To achieve our mission, we're building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space.
  • Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge.
  • Antares has raised over $130M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding.
  • You will be an instrumental member developing Antares' first R&D facility, inclusive of layout, special processes, hazardous material handling, and machine procurement and commissioning.
  • The ideal candidate will have experience with special processes such as welding, brazing, heat treatment, hazardous materials, non-destructive inspections, coatings, or other typical processes used with super-alloys.
  • You will ultimately be responsible for growing our production capabilities from the prototype phase through serialized production of multiple nuclear reactor sub-systems.

Equal opportunity

  • Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
  • Learn more about the ITAR here https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.

Visa & Work Authorization

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