Lead, Field Mechanical Engineering - Assembly
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsDevens, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted March 24, 2026
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Job Description
The Lead, Field Mechanical Engineering - Assembly is responsible for managing and overseeing complex assembly processes of fusion reactor components, troubleshooting issues, ensuring proper tooling and procedures, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth and precise assembly of the SPARC fusion device.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee the assembly process of complex workstations, focusing on vacuum vessel installations and diagnostic assemblies.
- Develop and ensure thorough assembly plans, including tool planning and robust procedures prior to assembly.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues during first-time and repeat assembly work.
- Collaborate with adjacent teams to implement process changes and provide tools or assistance for precision alignment.
- Manage day-to-day assembly activities, including adapting strategies and work orders to keep the process moving smoothly.
- Design, procure, or build tools and fixtures needed for assembly tasks.
- Guide technicians through assembly challenges, ensuring continuous progress and problem resolution.
Requirements
- Experience in managing, engineering oversight, and problem-solving of complex and unique workstations in an assembly process, particularly related to vacuum vessel installations and diagnostic assemblies.
- Ability to be the central owner of the Station 3 7 9 assembly process, ensuring thorough assembly plans, proper tool planning, and robust procedures in advance of assembly.
- Proven capability to troubleshoot and make decisions related to first-time and repeat assembly work.
- Experience collaborating closely with adjacent teams such as creating and incorporating new process changes with the Assembly Process team and providing assistance or tools to the Metrology team for the precision alignment of coils and other key structures.
- Strong engineering skills and knowledge to solve complex challenges that arise during the assembly process.
- Ability to manage day-to-day changes in strategy or work orders to keep the assembly process moving smoothly.
- Experience in problem-solving and designing or procuring tools and fixtures required for assembly tasks, including designing and building small tools when necessary.
- On-site work experience in a construction or assembly environment, specifically at a facility similar to CFS-2 in Devens, MA, working in a large-scale assembly or construction hall.
- Compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information, including adherence to Export Control Laws.
- Ability to guide technicians through issues during assembly and help ensure continuous workflow.
- Experience in managing multi-million dollar assembly projects involving large parts and complex integration processes.
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