Join Inertia as an Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer to scale optical components for the world's first fusion power plant.
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Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 7–10 years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer at Inertia plays a pivotal role in scaling up optical components for a groundbreaking fusion power plant, focusing on supplier feasibility and pilot production. Key skills include expertise in glass and ceramic fabrication, high-volume manufacturing, and production quality control. This position is suited for experienced professionals with a strong background in manufacturing development, ideally with a decade of experience or more. Inertia is at the forefront of fusion energy commercialization, leveraging innovative technology and significant investment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Inertia's career page.
- Inertia has 8 other open roles including Compliance Manager / Director / Counsel, Facilities Technician, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.
- 123 active Manufacturing roles on Joblaze right now.
- 19 active Optics roles on Joblaze right now.
- 12 active Quality Control roles on Joblaze right now.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
- Pays more than 83% of the 46 salaried Manufacturing roles we track (median $105,000).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Inertia lists $165,000–$225,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 7–10 years of relevant experience for this Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Manufacturing, Optics, Quality Control, laser.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Inertia targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer role at Inertia.
From the original posting
Overview
At Inertia, we plan to build the world’s largest laser to initiate the world’s first fusion power plant. We need talented engineers to take on the challenge of scaling up various optical components (laser glass and optics, traditional lens, micro lens array, etc.) to unprecedented volume to supply the laser system.
This role will be critical to evaluate feasibility of suppliers, bring up pilot production, and scale up to production volume to supply the fusion power plant.
The role will report to the VP of Industrial Engineering.
What You'll Get To Do
Engage internal design teams to consolidate all design requirements, and document the requirements for vendor engagement.
Engage suppliers for feasibility, scale, and cost deep dives.
Monitor pilot production bring up.
Establish manufacturing best practices.
Collaborate with quality engineering to implement production quality control.
Yield analysis and failure analysis.
What You Bring to Inertia
B.S. with 10 years of experience, or M.S. with 7 years of experience.
Experience with glass and ceramic fabrication processes.
High volume manufacturing development experience.
Experience with production quality control.
Salary & Benefits:
The base salary range for this role is $165,000 - $225,000; The pay range provided is an estimated base range for this role. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and education.
We offer market-competitive compensation and an excellent benefits program, including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans, company-paid holidays, matching 401k, and more!
About Inertia:
Inertia is taking the most direct, scientifically-proven path to commercializing fusion, leveraging the only successful achievement of fusion ignition, using a process that was pioneered at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). With groundbreaking innovation, transformative technology, and multi-year investment, Inertia is committed to commercializing fusion energy in the next decade.
This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls, security classification and/or designation as Controlled Unclassified Information. Employment in this position is conditioned on the candidate’s eligibility for, obtaining and maintaining appropriate government authorization to access technology or information, to the extent required, including without limitation a security clearance, export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items technology or information.