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Aalo Atomics is developing factory-fabricated microreactors to deliver affordable, scalable, and reliable nuclear power. The company is based in Austin, TX and is rapidly scaling toward deployment of the world's first fleet of advanced microreactors.
As a Build Reliability Engineer, you will own build-induced risk across the design, fabrication, assembly, inspection, and testing of reactor hardware. This role bridges design intent and factory execution, working hands-on with design engineers, manufacturing engineers, technicians, inspectors, test engineers, and suppliers to ensure hardware is built correctly, performs as intended, and becomes more reliable with every build.
Key responsibilities include:
• Own build-reliability risks for assigned hardware from design release through fabrication, assembly, inspection, test, and production ramp-up.
• Partner with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, Production, and Supply Chain to develop quality plans that identify key characteristics, process controls, inspection points, and acceptance evidence.
• Lead process failure mode and effects analyses (PFMEAs), build-readiness reviews, first-article planning, and production prove-outs for new or changed hardware.
• Develop and improve manufacturing, integration, assembly, welding, cleanliness, pressure-testing, and checkout processes; ensure critical processes are executed consistently across work centers and suppliers.
• Review designs for manufacturability, inspectability, and testability; identify unnecessary complexity and drive design or requirement changes that improve reliability and production readiness.
• Define clear work instructions, inspection strategies, tooling requirements, training needs, inspection processes, and data-collection plans for critical build processes.
• Monitor first-pass yield, defect and escape trends, rework, process capability, and other production data to identify emerging risks and prioritize improvements.
• Lead cross-functional investigations of production, inspection, and test failures using disciplined root-cause methods; implement and verify corrective actions.
Your scope will include welded structures, machined parts, pressure and fluid-system components, tooling, and complex mechanical assemblies. Success means reducing defects and escapes without slowing the pace of learning or production.
