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Manager, Core Component Manufacturing

Protingent
  • Bellevue, WA
  • $153,861–$205,149 Per Year
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5 days ago

Job Description

Position Title: Manager, Core Component Manufacturing
 
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting FTE Manager, Core Component Manufacturing opportunity.
 
Job Responsibilities:
  • Lead procurement and technical sourcing of safety-critical mechanical hardware for the reactor core, including structural components, internals, and custom fabricated assemblies.
  • Translate reactor design requirements, specifications, and drawings into executable procurement packages, including bills of materials, material specifications, quality clauses, and acceptance criteria.
  • Develop, document, and maintain manufacturing procedures. This includes work instructions, supplier process specifications, inspection plans, and acceptance criteria, to ensure consistent execution, regulatory compliance, and full traceability to core mechanical hardware.
  • Build and scale the manufacturing engineering organization by defining roles and competencies, recruiting and onboarding engineers, and developing team capabilities to support increasing reactor hardware procurement and production demands.
  • Evaluate and qualify suppliers based on manufacturing capability, technical competence, quality systems, schedule performance, and nuclear pedigree.
  • Support supplier technical reviews, request-for-quotation (RFQ) development, bid evaluations, and source selection decisions.
  • Support negotiation on technical and commercial terms with suppliers to achieve cost, schedule, and performance objectives while maintaining strict quality requirements.
  • Resolve manufacturing and procurement issues such as nonconformances, deviations, material substitutions, and corrective actions.
  • Oversee preparation and review of shipping package fabrication, inspection plans, material certifications, and documentation packages required for transport.
  • Coordinate with supplier development and quality teams to conduct audits, process qualifications, and readiness assessments as it relates to manufacturing.
  • Support development and maintenance of detailed schedules and risks for procured components, identifying supply chain bottlenecks and implementing mitigation plans.
  • Drive design-for-manufacturing and design-for-procurement improvements to reduce cost, shorten lead times, and improve hardware reliability.
  • Establish procurement metrics including supplier on-time delivery, cost variance, yield, and quality performance.
  • Lead and mentor manufacturing and procurement engineers responsible for reactor core hardware acquisition and supplier management.
  • Ensure all procurement activities are conducted in accordance with nuclear safety culture principles emphasizing integrity, traceability, configuration control, and quality.
  • Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices to maintain the highest quality of engineering and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities.

Job Qualifications:
  • Education: B.S. degree in Mechanical engineering, Manufacturing engineering, Nuclear engineering, or equivalent preferred.
  • Minimum of 9 years of relevant experience; relevant M.S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two or four years of experience respectively.
  • Minimum of 4 years of leadership experience for people management or leading major cross functional projects involving manufacturing.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills.
  • Strong analytical/problem solving skills, creative thinker.
  • Ability to work with minimum direction to solve challenging problems.
  • Ability to work on multiple tasks concurrently during a given work week.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly, and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork.
  • Travel Required: 0-10%

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Direct Hire
  • Salary Range: $153,861 - $205,149
  • Location: Bellevue, WA
  • Export control regulations require candidates to be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Legal Permanent Resident, or of a protected person status

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future. #TerraPro

Numbers & Facts

LocationBellevue, WA
Salary$153,861–$205,149 Per Year

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