Senior Target Fabrication Engineer

About the Company

Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy. We are rapidly designing and building a pulser-driven inertial fusion system to achieve net facility gain.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of fusion targets to internal departments, ensuring technical requirements, budgets, and schedules are met
• Lead the precision assembly of complex target systems with micron-level accuracy
• Coordinate across working groups to translate customer requirements into fabrication and assembly plans
• Design and implement assembly fixtures and specialized tooling
• Establish project timelines and resource plans to transition from R&D to high-throughput production
• Oversee quality control and documentation for delivered targets

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in project management within a precision engineering environment
• Hands-on expertise in precision assembly and GD&T
• Ability to drive projects from concept and prototyping to high-cadence delivery
• Strong communication skills for technical liaison roles
• Proficiency in CAD modeling for assembly jigs and fixtures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing small-scale, high-complexity hardware with micron-level tolerances
• Understanding of chemical and material bonding (glue, epoxy, soldering, precision welding)
• Background in automated or semi-automated assembly systems
• Familiarity with cleanroom operations and cryogenic vacuum systems
• Knowledge of advanced metrology such as radiography or tomography

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary
• Equity plan
• 6% employer 401k matching
• Generous paid time off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance