About the role
Main responsibilities
- Review engineering, manufacturing deliverables (procedures, reports, manufacturing routes)
- Control and verification of manufacturing project requirements
- Documentation management and control
- Follow-up on engineering activities (technical documentation during engineering and production phases)
- Identify design issues, propose solutions and contribute to the updates of the associated design description documents
- Provide design-for-manufacturing (DfM) guidance throughout concept evolution
- Attendance of activities at partners and collaborators premises
- Support mechanical design with engineering verification assessments against criteria defined in standards, regulations and codes
- Define and develop manufacturing and assembly strategies and activities (focus on manufacturability assessment, mock-up and prototype development, evaluations and liaison with industrial partners to produce the manufacturing mock-ups)
- Review design analysis and development of test prototypes for breeding blankets (technical design and construction of prototypes, CAD modeling, finite element modeling)
- Support and review development of mock-ups, and full-scale prototypes
Qualification and educational requirements
- A good master’s degree or equivalent in physics, mechanical engineering, materials engineering or nuclear engineering fields
- Technical experience:
- At least 5 years’ experience in manufacturing engineering roles, with demonstrated involvement in prototyping, pilot production and qualification phases in fusion, nuclear or aerospace industries
- Hands-on experience in the follow-up of the manufacturing of mechanical components under a Quality Management System, involving some of the following activities: forging, sanding/surface coating, drilling, welding, machining, or electrical /TIG welding
- Preferably with industrial experience in welding activities (International Welding Engineers, ideally) and Non-Destructive Testing techniques (Radiographic, Ultrasonic, Visual, Liquid penetrant), in particular for stainless steels
- Knowledge of at least one code and standard used in the design and manufacturing of mechanical components (ASME III, ASME VIII, RCC-MR, RCC-MRx, Eurocodes, EN standards, etc.)
- Verification of the compliance of mechanical components with at least one code and standard used in the manufacturing of such components (ASME III, ASME VIII, RCC-MR, RCCMRx, Eurocodes, EN standards, etc.)
Competences and preferred skills
- Solid understanding of manufacturing processes and routes, including machining, forming, assembly, surface treatments and special processes relevant to the industry
- Familiarity with design analysis and development of test prototypes
- Familiarity with manufacturing readiness, process qualification, and production ramp-up activities
- Experience working with suppliers or industrial partners on technical deliverables
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams, interfacing with design, materials and quality
- Familiarity with magnetic fusion and/or nuclear power-plant systems preferred
- Proficiency in English. Ability to read and communicate in German and or French preferred.
About us
Gauss Fusion is a European fusion company focused on industrialising stellarator fusion and developing a modular power plant architecture, critical technologies and industrial capabilities required for scaling fusion power plants in the future.
The start-up was founded in 2022 by Frank Laukien together with European high-tech companies with capabilities in magnetic-confinement fusion and component production for Fusion experiments like ITER. Gauss Fusion combines fusion science and systems engineering with industrial engineering and manufacturing expertise. Its peer-reviewed GIGA™ power-plant platform provides the technologically most promising system-level architecture to build cost-efficient stellarator power plants at scale.
Within this architecture, Gauss Fusion is advancing critical technologies in areas including demountable magnet systems, tritium breeding, fuel-cycle technologies, and plasma exhaust. Working with industrial partners, technology providers and leading research institutions across Europe, the company is building the engineering, technologies and supply-chain capabilities required to progress stellarator fusion towards industrial deployment.
Join us on our journey to revolutionize the energy landscape and make fusion power a reality.
The time is now!
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