Overview
Job Title: Engineering Resource Manager
Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Position Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Above average with competitive benefits and bonus structure
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Resource Manager to lead our engineering team in driving innovation and excellence in product development and design. As part of our commitment to invest in our employees, we provide opportunities for growth and advancement within the company. this role is crucial to our mission of developing cutting-edge technologies and maintaining our position as a leader in the industry. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical engineering or engineering physics and possess excellent communication and leadership skills.
Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world.
The company was formed in 2019 by a team of globally-recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in successfully scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.
Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its 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
Responsibilities
Type One Energy are seeking an Engineering Resource Manager oversee and manage the allocation and optimization of engineering resources to ensure project success and efficiency. This role involves managing and coordinating Engineers, Scientists and other stakeholders to balance workload, manage resource capacity, and improve project delivery timelines. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, a background in engineering, and experience in resource management/ project management.
You will maintain engineering quality by acting as a Senior Design Engineer and also participating in design reviews and ensure quality in engineering models and drawings.
- Assign Engineers to projects based on their skill sets and the needs of the projects.
- Support employee needs and represent their issues to HR.
- Facilitate the performance management process for their team.
- Ensure that engineers are effective in delivering on their project tasks and address any performance issues.
- Ensure that the engineers are appropriately utilized.
- Forecast future resource needs based on project pipeline and business objectives.
- Working with the Engineering Director to resolve any internal conflicts
Maintaining and growing proficiency and capability in the Engineering Team
- Identifying missing and underrepresented skillsets on the team. Work with HR to hire new Engineers.
- Understand the skills of the engineering team and ensure that the team members are working on tasks aligned with their skillset.
- Work with engineers to identify training needs and support them in their training.
- Create and maintain teams of excellence (ie: simulation team, CAD team, drawing team.)
Maintaining engineering quality
- Mentor Junior Engineers to grow their skills and capabilities.
- Ensure that proper engineering practices are followed.
- Participate in design reviews and ensure quality in engineering models and drawings.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Physics
- 15+ years of experience in engineering design
- At least 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams
- Experience developing new technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast resource needs and manage capacity.
Preferred:
- Experience as a resource manager in a matrix organization
- Experience with task scheduling software such as Jira or Teams
- Experience working in the fusion energy sector
- Experience with Siemens NX
- Experience operating with a PLM
- Experience working in a fast past environment with tight timelines
Type One Energy is An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
