# Optics Manufacturing Development Engineer

Overview At Inertia, we plan to build the world’s largest laser to initiate the world’s first fusion power plant. We need talented engineers to take on the challenge of scaling up various optical components (laser glass and optics, traditional lens, micro lens array, etc.) to unprecedented volume to supply the laser system. This role will be critical to evaluate feasibility of suppliers, bring up pilot production, and scale up to production volume to supply the fusion power plant. The role will report to the VP of Industrial Engineering. What You'll Get To Do Engage internal design teams to consolidate all design requirements, and document the requirements for vendor engagement. Engage suppliers for feasibility, scale, and cost deep dives. Monitor pilot production bring up. Establish manufacturing best practices. Collaborate with quality engineering to implement production quality control. Yield analysis and failure analysis. What You Bring to Inertia B.S. with 10 years of experience, or M.S. with 7 years of experience. Experience with glass and ceramic fabrication processes. High volume manufacturing development experience. Experience with production quality control. Sal

- **Id**: 770722
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/inertia-optics-manufacturing-development-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Livermore, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-20T19:55:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-07-20
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T22:16:07Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 117
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2665
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Nuclear Energy

## Company

- **Id**: 679185
- **Name**: Inertia
- **Domain**: inertia.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/inertia-2>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary

- **Min**: 165000
- **Max**: 225000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 225000

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Days open**: 116

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T21:29:38Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1; Filings 12m: 1

## Liveness

- **Score**: 61
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.843
- **P room**: 0.72
- **Age days**: 116
- **Expected fill days**: 215
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:mid, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 225000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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