Senior Manufacturing Engineer - ITER

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the development and review of PPPL procurement and manufacturing documentation, including Statements of Work, technical specifications, procurement descriptions, and component classifications.
• Develop and/or review Manufacturing Plan, Inspection and Test plan and other fabrication deliverables to define, validate, and maintain requirements for complex optical-electrical-mechanical engineering systems.
• Participate in source selection review of fabrication proposals.
• Lead the technical review of vendor-generated manufacturing documents and drawings for hardware components.
• Participate in Manufacturing Readiness Reviews, Factory Acceptance Tests, Delivery Readiness Reviews, and DOE Independent Project Reviews.
• Manage configuration control of component and documentation deliverables, ensuring traceability and requirements compliance.
• Lead the technical evaluation and dispositioning of supplier fabrication non-conformances, deviation requests, request for waivers, and corrective actions.
• Liaise with ITER Organization for timely resolution of hold points, disposition of non-conformances, deviation requests, and other approvals as necessary.
• Cook up coordination with matrixed personnel including System Engineering, Control Account Managers, Quality Control and Assurance Officers, Procurement Officers, Team Leads, Design & Analysis Engineers, and Subject Matter Experts within US ITER.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: BS in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline. Required Qualifications
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant technical and vendor management experience with the design, manufacturing, and testing of complex hardware and integrated systems.
• Experience in managing complex procurement contracts, including dealing with international suppliers and manufacturers in a multi-cultural environment.
• Advanced knowledge of precision machining, welding, metrology and tolerance stack-up studies.
• Proficiency in reviewing and interpreting engineering drawings, technical specifications, calculations, and test plans.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with optical and plating manufacturing processes, gun drilling, and electronic/electrical systems is considered beneficial.
• Familiarity with U.S. or international design codes and standards such as ASME BP&V and RCC-MRx is a plus.
• Experience in fields such as nuclear, space, aerospace, or oil & gas industries is beneficial.
• Experience working in an international environment.