Design Delivery Manager - Los Angeles

About the Company General Matter is enriching uranium in America. Our goal is to design, build, and operate the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services in the United States. Our mission is to restore America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel—fuel that will power AI, advanced manufacturing, critical industries, and the next generation of nuclear reactors. Ultimately, our work will help power national ambitions and enable a high-energy society. We were incubated by Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by top-tier investors. Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production. We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency. Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable. Role Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Systems Engineer - Design Delivery to join our engineering team at General Matter, focused on ensuring seamless design delivery across all engineering disciplines for our enrichment facility program. Drawing on experience in large-scale industrial infrastructure projects, this role demands exceptional organizational capability, multidisciplinary coordination expertise, and the ability to drive cross-functional execution at pace and high quality in a demanding, fast-paced environment. Primary Responsibilities (75% of time) You will own design delivery coordination and integration across multiple engineering disciplines and subcontractor scopes to ensure successful execution from concept through construction administration. Design Disciplines: Structural engineering MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) UF6 piping systems UF6 instrumentation and controls Civil engineering Facade design Lab design and planning Specialist piping systems (nitrogen, compressed air, and other process utilities) You will establish design governance frameworks, manage design reviews, coordinate deliverable schedules, and ensure fully integrated construction packages (IFP/IFC) are delivered on time and to specification. This role requires you to be extremely detail-oriented, identify real hard barriers, and drive cross-functional teams to execute quickly at high quality. Additional Scope (25% of time) Early Release Package Planning: Develop strategies for packaging and sequencing early-release design packages to accelerate construction and de-risk critical path activities Engineering Firm Management: Plan for and manage relationships with large augment engineering firms, including scope definition, deliverable standards, and performance metrics Workflow Automation: Build and implement smart, automated workflows using APIs and other modern software techniques to streamline engineering coordination, standardize recurring deliverables, and accelerate cross-functional execution What We're Looking For The ideal candidate brings experience from large-scale industrial capital projects with demonstrated ability to turn high-complexity work into structured delivery systems. You are passionate about driving multidisciplinary projects and possess an unparalleled ability to pull people together to make things happen. You will drive collaboration between design and engineering disciplines, construction, R&D, and operations teams to ensure alignment with company priorities. We operate in a demanding and fast-paced environment, so being self-motivated, disciplined, and capable of maintaining delivery momentum across concurrent work streams is critical to success in this role. Equal Opportunity Employer General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Compensation and Benefits The base salary range for this role is $90,000–$175,000 annually. Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.