Senior Manufacturing & Industrialisation Engineer

Tokamak Energy is a global leader in fusion energy and high temperature superconducting (HTS) technologies. We work with governments and industry to develop and bring fusion and HTS solutions to market through innovation and strategic partnerships. A major part of this is our end to end capability in HTS systems, from design to manufacturing.

We are the Magnet Systems Partner for the UK Government's STEP Fusion programme, under a £70 million contract running to 2029, working with UK Fusion Energy to deliver HTS magnet systems for the STEP prototype power plant, while also contributing to tokamak systems and plasma integration.

Founded in 2009 as a spin-out from the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Tokamak Energy is headquartered in Oxfordshire, with subsidiaries in the United States and Japan. Today, we employ over 300 people and have secured more than £280 million in investment.

We operate through three divisions:

• Substantial career experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering or industrialisation, with demonstrable ownership of production-line development, value-stream design and manufacturing scale-up
• Proven experience designing, creating or substantially improving production lines and manufacturing value streams.
• Experience taking technically complex products from R&D, development or prototype manufacture into repeatable production.
• Demonstrable delivery of manufacturing industrialisation, factory transformation or production scale-up programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience of process development, process validation, production documentation and manufacturing controls.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement projects involving Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS and Supply Chain.
• Strong understanding of production capacity, flow, cycle time, bottleneck analysis, OEE and manufacturing KPIs.
• Experience developing CAPEX requirements and introducing new production equipment.
• Ability to operate autonomously and create practical solutions within a growing or changing manufacturing environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Experience within advanced manufacturing, energy technology, industrial equipment, automotive, EV, aerospace production, defence, semiconductors, electronics or medical devices.
• Experience within a high-mix, low-volume or technically complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience building manufacturing systems or processes from an early stage rather than working solely within established production environments.
• Knowledge of DFM, DFA, PFMEA, control plans, process capability and production readiness.
• Experience implementing or improving ERP and MRP systems.
• Chartered Engineer status or a relevant engineering degree.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

• Proactive and hands-on approach.
• Comfortable working in an ambiguous, evolving environment.
• Resilient and adaptable when priorities change.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Delivery-focused with excellent organisational skills.
• Collaborative, influential and relationship-driven.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and operational excellence.

No terminology in the advert or job description is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Pre-employment screening

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity and references.

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Equality of opportunity

Entry into employment with the Tokamak Energy and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.