Thermofluids Engineering Manager
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
ORAU is conducting the search on behalf of Type One Energy for a permanent fulltime Thermofluids Engineering Manager in Knoxville TN.
Location: Knoxville TN
Salary:Highly Competitive Plus Benefits
Role: Permanent full time
Reporting to: Director of Thermofluids Engineering
About Type One Energy
Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023 the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.
If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision join us as an Thermofluids Engineering Manager.
Type One Energy offers:
In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus you will also get
- A hybrid work policy
- Stock options
- Relocation allowance
- Insurance plans
- Retirement options
- And many more great voluntary benefits
Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.
Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information visit or follow us on LinkedIn.
Responsibilities
Your role in the mission:
Type One Energy is seeking a Thermofluids Engineering Manager to oversee coordinate and optimize the deployment of engineering resources across multiple technically complex programs. This role is critical to ensuring that engineering talent is effectively aligned with project priorities schedules and technical requirements while maintaining the highest standards of engineering quality.
The role operates within a matrixed engineering organization working closely with Engineering Directors Technical Leads Project Managers HR and cross-functional stakeholders. The role combines people leadership resource and capacity planning and hands-on technical oversight.
While the role includes meaningful technical engagement its primary emphasis is on people leadership and team addition to overseeing resource management and fostering the growth and performance of the engineering team the Engineering Manager will also contribute as a Senior Engineer when appropriate participating in design reviews and ensuring the quality accuracy and integrity of engineering models analyses and drawings.
Engineering Resource Planning & Allocation
- Assign engineers to projects based on technical skill sets experience level and project priorities.
- Balance workloads across teams to ensure efficient utilization while avoiding burnout or skill misalignment.
- Continuously monitor resource capacity and utilization across ongoing and planned projects.
- Forecast future engineering resource requirements based on the project pipeline program schedules and business objectives. This includes estimates of personnel software computing requirements and other tools required to achieve project objectives.
- Work closely with the Director of Engineering to resolve resource conflicts and competing priorities across programs.
People Leadership & Performance Management
- Provide direct people leadership to assigned engineers scientists and technical staff.
- Support employee needs and serve as a point of escalation representing team concerns and issues to HR and leadership.
- Facilitate performance management processes including goal setting feedback performance reviews and development planning.
- Ensure engineers are delivering effectively on assigned tasks and proactively address performance or engagement issues.
- Contribute to the cultivation of a Thermofluids Engineering team that can work seamlessly in collaboration both internally and with the rest of the organization.
Capability Development & Workforce Growth
- Maintain a deep understanding of the technical skills strengths and development areas of the engineering team.
- Identify missing underrepresented or critical skill sets required to meet current and future program needs.
- Partner with HR and Engineering leadership to support recruiting and onboarding of new engineers.
- Work with individual engineers to identify training and professional development needs and support their growth.
- Establish and maintain teams of excellence (e.g. computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer cryogenics vacuum etc.) to strengthen core engineering capabilities.
Engineering Quality & Technical Oversight
- Actively mentor junior and mid-career engineers to grow technical depth rigor and engineering judgment.
- Ensure that sound engineering practices standards and documentation requirements are consistently followed.
- Participate in technical and design reviews to ensure quality completeness and integration of engineering work.
- Review and provide oversight on engineering models analyses and drawings to maintain technical excellence.
- Promote continuous improvement in engineering processes tools and workflows.
Qualifications
What youll need:
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering (with a strong focus on Thermofluids Engineering) Engineering Physics or a closely related discipline.
- 10 years of experience in engineering design within complex technical environments.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams with a demonstrated track record of guiding engineers through career progression and advancing them along the engineering career ladder
- Strong organizational communication and interpersonal skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast resource needs manage capacity and balance competing priorities
- Genuinely derive satisfaction from enabling team members to perform the core technical work.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
About Company
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) provides innovative scientific and technical solutions to advance national priorities in science, education, security and health.
