Senior Machine Design Engineer
Job description
You will lead machine-design activities for gas centrifuge isotope separation systems. You will design high-speed rotating equipment, fixtures, tooling, vacuum interfaces, and documentation; conduct tolerance analyses and design reviews; manage configuration data; and work with manufacturing and quality personnel.
Responsibilities
- Lead gas centrifuge isotope separation design activities
- Design components and subassemblies for high-speed rotating equipment
- Progress new designs through testing toward volume production
- Design containment boundary joints for high and ultra-high vacuum systems
- Design fixtures and tooling for fabrication, inspection, testing, and assembly
- Produce requirements documents, calculations, drawings, bills of materials, specifications, inspection plans, assembly instructions, and test plans
- Use SolidWorks 3D CAD and SolidWorks PDM
- Perform tolerance stack-up and error-budget analyses
- Facilitate formal design reviews
- Specify materials conforming to national standards
- Define inspection and acceptance criteria for critical component characteristics
- Work with manufacturing, quality staff, and suppliers on non-conformances and deviations
Requirements
- Active DOE Q Clearance
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering plus 12 years of relevant experience, or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering plus 10 years of relevant experience
- Machine design experience
- SolidWorks 3D CAD experience
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing needs
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE clearance
- Pass a pre-placement drug test and participate in ongoing random drug testing
Benefits
- Domestic and international relocation assistance for certain positions
- Medical plans
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work hours
- On-site fitness facilities
- On-site banking facilities
- On-site cafeteria facilities
- Prescription drug plan
- Dental plan
- Vision plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Contributory pension plan
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Vacation and holidays
- Parental leave
- Legal insurance with identity theft protection
- Employee assistance plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Wellness programs
- Educational assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Employee discounts
Skills mentioned
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), managed by UT-Battelle for the Department of Energy, is a leading research institution focused on advancing science and technology. ORNL's expertise spans computing, biosciences, nuclear energy, climate change, materials science, and more, providing critical solutions in areas such as clean energy, neutron science, and artificial intelligence. The lab's distinctive approach combines cutting-edge research with practical applications to enhance national security, environmental sustainability, and technological innovation.
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