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Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) · Somerville, MA · On-site

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About Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)

The world's largest and leading commercial fusion energy company. Backed by Khosla.

About the role

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, “Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field is required
  • 10+ years’ experience as a manufacturing engineer supporting complex electro-mechanical systems
  • 5+ years’ experience leading manufacturing engineering organizations, including experience managing managers
  • Experience leading manufacturing engineering teams across multiple production lines, facilities, or sites
  • Experience taking products from R&D into production, including development of scalable and automated manufacturing processes
  • Strong background in process development, tooling, automation, production scale-up, and factory operations
More about this role

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering will be responsible for leading the manufacturing engineering organization across multiple production sites, including CFS1 and Fusionova, supporting the scale-up of advanced magnet component and assembly manufacturing from development through full-scale production. This leader is responsible for defining and executing the manufacturing engineering strategy across sites, developing high-performing teams and managers, and...

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