Manufacturing Engineering Tech (Assembly)

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 pulsed magnetic fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for evaluating current manual processes and making them more efficient, robust and reliable through improved instructions, tooling or implementing automation solutions. This role is ideal for someone with strong factory-floor instincts, who understands how to build things at rate and with an eye towards economics based automation in the real world—not just on paper—and who thrives in a fast-moving, build-focused environment. In this role your work will optimize processes and enable production employees, engineers and scientists across the organization as they bring our demonstration system online.

Set-up and analyze manufacturing processes to identify assembly sequence and tooling improvements as well as automation opportunities that reduce labor and increase throughput, consistency, and yield

Collaborate with design engineering to influence product DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturability/Automation) to ease automation integration

Design and develop tools that aid in error free assembly, improve safety and quality

Write and or edit electronic work instructions for repetitive assembly steps to document the best known practices, incorporate inspection steps to verify quality, document traceability and data collection steps as needed

Specify, source, and deploy off-the-shelf or custom automation equipment including conveyors, actuators, robotics, inspection stations, and tooling

Write and maintain documentation for equipment setup, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance

Support process development and initial production, with a focus on root cause analysis and continuous improvement

Partner closely with area managers, manufacturing technicians, mechanical engineers, and quality to ensure equipment performance aligns with production goals

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering, or related equivalent experience in this field

5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or automation in a high‑mix, low‑to‑medium-volume production environment

Hands‑on experience developing and integrating automation equipment, including mechanical and control systems (pneumatics, motion control, sensors)

Experience with robotic arms (e.g., UR, Fanuc, ABB), end‑of‑arm tooling, and collaborative automation

Strong CAD proficiency (e.g., Demonstrated capability with PLCs, industrial communication protocols, and control systems (e.g., Solid understanding of process validation, process capability, and yield improvement methodologies and dashboard reporting showing system health

Experience managing external automation integrators or machine builders

Bonus Points For

Background in electromechanical product assembly or electronics manufacturing

Experience with robotic arms (e.g., UR, Fanuc, ABB), end‑of‑arm tooling, and collaborative automation. Strong CAD proficiency (e.g., Demonstrated capability with PLCs, industrial communication protocols, and control systems (e.g., Proficiency with Twincat, Python or similar scripting languages for automation/data acquisition

Familiarity with MES, SCADA, or factory data collection tools

Equity plan

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment.