Manufacturing Engineer, Sr.

Centrus Energy Corp. • Oak Ridge, TN • 2h ago

Job Summary

Step into a dynamic engineering role where your expertise helps drive innovation, quality, and performance at the Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Reporting to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you'll support production targets and play a key role in shaping how components, assemblies, and machines are built, refined, and delivered.

What You Will Be Doing

In this role, you'll guide the development of fabrication and assembly processes for complex components while leading product launch activities that bring new technology to life. You will be responsible for meeting key operational targets-including Availability, Performance, and Quality-and ensuring that all manufacturing activities follow established scopes of work. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and enhance manufacturing processes, develop specifications for materials and equipment, and lead design-for-manufacturing reviews that strengthen engineering packages for fabrication. A major part of your impact will come from seeking out and implementing process improvements, whether they involve machining techniques, fixturing methods, tooling innovations, material selection, or other Lean manufacturing strategies. You'll assess potential risks within future-state processes, manage project schedules and budgets, and drive planning and analysis efforts that keep operations running smoothly. Throughout all of this, you'll uphold company policies, safety standards, security requirements, and environmental responsibilities-ensuring excellence in every step of the manufacturing journey.

We'd Love to Hear from Candidates With

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or a related engineering discipline

5+ years of manufacturing experience

Experience with Lean manufacturing

Experience with industry manufacturing quality systems (NQA-1, ISO-TS, AS9001)

Experience with AIAG Core Tools

A Successful Candidate Also Brings

Experience in statistical analysis

Background in composites manufacturing, machining, assembly, or fabrication

Project management experience

Active DOE Q-level security clearance preferred

Centrifuge manufacturing experience is a plus

Experience working with license-driven safety-significant parts/systems

Pay

Estimated Starting Base Salary Range: $98,227-$163,711. This position is Incentive eligible. Centrus considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates' key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. While the posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for this position, compensation above the range may be considered for candidates with exceptional qualifications and directly relevant experience.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance. Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made. In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government. Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.

Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Identification: 787

Job Schedule: Full time

Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree

Job Shift: Day

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