Full timeManufacturing

Manager of Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Manufacturing

XcimerDenver🇺🇸United States

Quick overview

Salary$148k - $173k/yr

SeniorityMid Senior

Employment typeFull Time

Work modeOn Site

LocationDenver, United States

5SDesign for ManufacturingKanbanLean Manufacturing

Job description

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion!

This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO.

As Manager of Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls (EI&C) Manufacturing, you will apply your skills leading a team of engineers and technicians in Manufacturing and integrating cutting edge electrical, instrumentation, and controls hardware for our large laser systems. You will be a player-coach who leads the team and performs hands-on EI&C work and technical mentoring. As we transition towards building at rate, you will take a leading role in standing up a new work center to scale production rates through innovative manufacturing technique development and through automation. You will also lead the team to provide collaborative Design for Manufacturing (DFM) input to the design teams and work to build seamless partnerships across the teams. We are looking for our Manager of Electrical, Instrumentation, and Controls Manufacturing to apply their technical expertise, problem solving skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact the future of energy!

Responsibilities

Lead and directly manage a team of engineers and technicians: leading hiring, development, and performance management
Partner with program leads to deliver EI&C hardware and integrations that meet requirements and aggressive delivery targets
Lead the stand up of a new EI&C work center by leading input on manufacturing technique development and automation needs
Lead the EI&C team’s Design for Manufacturing input to engineering design teams
Partner with Electrical and Pulsed Power Engineering departments to integrate standards throughout the DFM process
Be the technical authority on integration standards for cabinets, panels, harnessing, and cabling
Drive standardization across EI&C assemblies
Implement part standardization, cataloging, and configuration management to reduce complexity and SKU proliferation.
Lead the team toward modular harness/cabinet architectures to reduce rework during design changes.

Qualifications

Experience leading teams to deliver in fast paced environments (preferred experience with direct people management.)
Experience coaching and mentoring EI&C manufacturing and operations teams
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical or Controls Engineering preferred) or equivalent work experience
10+ years of technical work in industry
Experience manufacturing and testing EI&C assemblies
Additional experience with some of the following:
Electrical:
Industrial LOTO
3 phase motors and VFDs
Electrical ratings such as NEMA, UL, FCC, IEC, and IP
NFPA 70E Arc flash
Stored energy safety including high energy density capacitors and battery back up systems
Conduit bending
Power electronics and transformer work
High current [>1kA] and UHV [10kV to 1MV] Linework and terminations.
IBEW Journeymen or Master Electrician
Circuit protection devices and selection
Medium voltage distribution equipment and panel servicing for 120v1ø to 480v3ø
Enclosure, panel, bulkhead, and feed through mechanical fabrication skills
Instrumentation:
Telecommunication/Radar servicing experience
Data acquisition systems
Equipment Calibration and Characterization
EMC knowledge and experience
High speed data networks
Industrial communication protocols
Controls:
Common PLC architecture
Low voltage and control harness fabrication
Familiarity with Industrial interconnects
Familiarity with common FPGA families and embedded systems
Equipment racking
Pneumatic systems and gas handling controls
Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee of granted asylum.

Desired

Experience providing Design for Manufacturing input to designers
Experience standing up a new work center – setting tooling and automation requirements, defining team headcount and skillsets, defining work processes, etc.
Experience designing or implementing scalable EI&C manufacturing processes
Cable/harness production, panel/cabinet build, functional test stations, automated continuity/hi‑pot testing
Strong background in Lean Manufacturing and process standardization
Kanban, 5S, SMED, standard work, line balancing, PFMEA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Xcimer Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Xcimer Energy hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Xcimer Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits

Xcimer offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic and supplemental life insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid parental leave for employees at the time of birth or adoption; and a 401(k) with a company match of up to 6%. Eligible employees also receive equity, allowing them to share in the company’s long-term success.

Xcimer operates under a flexible Paid Time Off (ATO) approach. Rather than a fixed number of vacation days, employees are trusted to take the time they need to rest and recharge while meeting the expectations of their role and team. In addition, employees receive paid sick time, 13 company-paid holidays, and an annual paid company shutdown. Benefits are available to regular employees, including part-time and fixed-term roles, as well as interns, with eligibility varying by benefit.

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