General Matter
Manufacturing Engineer
About this role
General Matter, a nuclear fuel enrichment startup backed by top-tier investors, seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to design and scale production processes for uranium enrichment systems. You'll bridge development and production by collaborating with design teams, building prototypes, and establishing quality practices that enable cost-effective manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Develop scalable manufacturing processes ensuring reliability and safety
- Collaborate with design engineers on manufacturability, performance, safety, and cost improvements
- Build, assemble, and validate prototypes and test stands
- Perform root-cause analysis on test failures and implement hardware solutions
- Establish manufacturing and quality practices that scale through production phases
What they're looking for
- 3D CAD proficiency (Solidworks, CATIA, NX, or similar)
- GD&T and manufacturing drawing expertise
- Hardware assembly and hands-on building experience
- Manufacturing and production engineering
- First-principles problem-solving and trade studies
- Machining, welding, and assembly skills
- Project management in fast-paced environments
Benefits
- Base salary $90,000–$175,000 annually
- Work on mission-critical nuclear fuel production technology
- Lean, world-class engineering team environment
- Opportunity to impact energy infrastructure and national initiatives
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General Matter
General Matter develops nuclear fuel enrichment systems and production infrastructure. The company is hiring for engineering roles including EHS, quality, manufacturing systems, tooling, and test systems engineers to support its uranium enrichment operations and manufacturing processes.
View all jobs at General MatterLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a project where you took a design from development to production. What manufacturing challenges did you encounter and how did you solve them?
- Describe your experience with 3D CAD and GD&T. Can you give an example of how you used geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to improve manufacturability or reduce costs?