Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Weekend First Shift (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Devens, Massachusetts

TEMPORARY

Posted April 24, 2026

$100k - $160k

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Job Description

A hands-on Manufacturing Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing processes for high-temperature superconducting magnets in a fast-paced, first-of-a-kind environment, primarily during weekend shifts. The role involves leading weekend production operations, ensuring safety, efficiency, and process standardization while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes to improve productivity, efficiency, and quality.
Serve as the technical leader for weekend manufacturing operations, ensuring safe and efficient production.
Collaborate with design engineers, production staff, quality assurance, and supply chain teams.
Lead and influence the weekend team, maintaining focus and engagement of technicians.
Troubleshoot and resolve first-time challenges, turning them into standardized, repeatable processes.

Requirements

Hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing manufacturing processes to improve productivity, efficiency, and quality across the production line.
Ability to serve as the magnet owner with overall accountability for the shift.
Experience collaborating closely with design engineers, production staff, quality assurance, and supply chain teams.
Availability to work the weekend shift from Friday through Sunday, 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Experience leading manufacturing operations in a First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) manufacturing environment, including turning first-time challenges into standardized, repeatable processes.
Ability to lead through influence, make sound decisions under pressure, and bring clarity to ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.
Experience managing or supervising technicians, keeping them focused, engaged, and operating at a high level.
Proven ability to bring order to chaos in a manufacturing environment where the product is being designed and built simultaneously.
Compliance with U.S. export control laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information, with any employment offer contingent on such compliance.