Senior Supply Chain Engineer

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Supply Chain Engineer role is to partner with different business units, such as Design Engineering, R&D, Quality and Procurement, to coach & develop critical suppliers in achieving performance targets, expanding capacity, hitting certain quality requirements and providing consistent product.

• Lead troubleshooting efforts and root cause investigations while ensuring effective corrective action implementation
• Perform on-site and virtual audits for new domestic and international suppliers
• Analyze supplier capabilities and approve suppliers for use in providing specific products or services
• Partner with Engineering to support defining program quality requirements for specific components.
• Train suppliers on CFS quality requirements and systems
• Experience with industrial fabrication (construction, valves, pumps, molten salt)
• Review and approve quality deliverables from suppliers
• Partner with Buyers, Category Managers, and Supplier Integration Managers to provide formal input on source selection decisions while ensuring quality risks are mitigated
• Conduct or support first article inspections
• Monitor and observe test procedures
• Inspect parts accurately using approved measurement tools and interpret inspection reports. Develop inspection and test procedures
• Design and develop required process controls and quality plans
• Facilitate the creation and execution of PFMEA processes and applicable elements of APQP
• Support ISO 9001 implementation
• Support creation of manufacturing instructions to document quality critical characteristics
• Perform process capability studies and measurement systems analysis
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of Buyers and Manufacturing, Design, and Operations Engineers to establish high-quality manufacturing lines and system prototypes
• Support cost reduction projects including planning, coordinating with stakeholders, estimating completion, and project updates
• Be a Change Agent. Identify gaps in processes, articulating gap closure plans, and manage performance improvement against a specified schedule
• Partner with Supplier Integration Managers on capability identification and development. Support and monitor production ramp-up and capacity expansion projects.
• Support internal and external negotiations at high levels or with persons of influence frequently
• Support the development of contractual documents with Legal and Supply Chain
• Establish preferred suppliers by category. Create and implement related management programs to develop, continuously improve, manage the performance of, and monitor KPIs and KPOs within the supply base.
• Adhere to all supply chain policies, procedures, guidelines and instructions including those regarding the procurement of materials, intellectual property, and export compliance

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 7+ years experience in Supplier Development or Quality roles
• Experience with chemical production and industrial process equipment fabrication
• Experience with advanced technical activities such as supplier assessments & audits, including Quality Management Systems (e.g., ISO 9001, AS 9100, IATF 16949)
• Knowledge of advanced technical activities such as product manufacturing (e.g., machining), special processes (e.g., Plating, Heat treat, Welding), and chemical manufacturing
• Mastery of specialized quality tools such PPAP (PFMEA,…