Senior Mechanical Engineer
Role Overview
Nusano has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mechanical Engineer at our West Valley City, Utah facility.
This Mechanical Engineer will work with the Sustaining Engineering team to provide support for the development of a heavy ion linear accelerator, beamlines, solid and gaseous target stations, and radiochemistry equipment and machinery.
To execute this project, we are looking to add talented people to the team who are mission-driven, provide diverse perspectives, and who have demonstrated exceptional results through a range of different pursuits.
This team member will be primarily responsible for beamline assembly, installation, and continued support during commissioning and operating phases.
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Responsibilities:
- Assembly of beamline components including vacuum systems, magnets, beam diagnostics, and supporting utilities
- Collaborate with design engineering to refine designs and mechanical documentation
- Take full ownership of delivering beamline subsystems
- Collaborate with physics and operations to meet accelerator performance and up time needs
- Manage projects with efficient utilization of staff, schedule, and budget
- Participate in and refine tests in qualify and evaluate the performance of equipment
- Respond to questions concerning engineering design, assembly and operation of beamline subsystems
- Provide oral and written reporting on project status to project and upper management stakeholders
- Work with vendors and internal resources to fabricate, assemble, and validate components and systems
- Train staff to perform assembly, disassembly, and troubleshoot systems
- Perform with a safety mindset at the forefront of all work
- Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field
- Related professional work experience (engineering design and assembly, new product integration, manufacturing support engineering)
- Demonstrated understanding of mechanical design
- Experience with advanced knowledge and judgment in most of the following areas:
- High or Ultra-high vacuum systems
- Water cooling systems (piping, valves, flow sensors, flow meters, fittings, seals)
- Pneumatic systems (valves, actuators, tube bending, fittings, seals)
- Welding, machining, and mechanical assembly processes and techniques
- 3D CAD Design and drafting in SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM
- Project management abilities defined as the ability to control scope, cost, and schedule
- Metrology, inspection, quality control, and test methods related to manufacturing
- Ability to interact and communicate efficiently with researchers, engineers, designers, machinists, and engineering technicians to provide a high level of customer service
- Knowledge of and ability to use basic hand tools for mechanical assembly, wiring, and plumbing
- Fully proficient with digital productivity tools (Microsoft Office products)
- Demonstrated analytical thinking and rapid learning
- Preferred Experience:
- Technical experience with the installation and commissioning of precision scientific, mechanical, hydraulic, plumbing, or vacuum systems
- Setting up manufacturing cells, process, and practices
- Rigging, forklift, or overhead crane operation
- Experience working with a quality program and quality standards
- Experience running and supervising small teams of technical
- Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift, push, and/or pull a maximum of 50 pounds.
- Work to be conducted on Assembly floor, production facility, and office Environment
- Must be comfortable working as a radiation worker
About Nusano
Nusano is a privately held physics company working to stabilize supply chains, advance American national security, and enable once-in-a-generation innovations in fields ranging from healthcare to nuclear energy. Nusano is commercializing platform technologies for radioisotope production, stable isotope enrichment, and advanced separation techniques. Together, these proprietary systems and methods are poised to supply the fight against cancer and help fuel the nuclear renaissance. Our team of innovators — bring curiosity, ingenuity, and heart to solving some of the world’s hardest problems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field
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