
Gage Designer
Oak Ridge, TNFull-time$80–134K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Centrus Energy is seeking a senior gage designer to design precision production gages for machined components and multi-component assemblies. The role creates 3-D models and drawings, updates existing gaging designs, and collaborates with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing to improve dimensional quality, inspection methods, and manufacturability. The designer owns project timelines and budgets and must obtain and maintain a Q security clearance.
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Position Summary
We’re looking for a creative, forward‑thinking individual to join our team as a Gage Designer Sr., reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager. In this role, you’ll take the lead in designing precision gages that ensure the highest quality in manufactured parts and component assemblies. Your expertise will help guarantee that every product meets strict quality requirements and performs exactly as intended.
What You Will Do
In this dynamic role, you will design a wide range of production gaging for machined components and multi‑component assemblies, including go/no‑go, functional, analytical, check fixtures, and CMM fixturing solutions. You’ll spearhead the creation of 3‑D models and detailed drawings for new gauging designs, as well as drive engineering updates that enhance the gaging capability of existing products. Collaboration will be key—you’ll work closely with Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing teams to elevate dimensional quality, refine inspection methodologies, and strengthen design for manufacturability. With full ownership of your projects, you’ll manage timelines and budgets to deliver high‑quality results on schedule. Throughout every endeavor, you’ll champion company policies, safety standards, and security requirements to support a safe and compliant work environment.
We'd Love to Hear from Candidates With
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Associates degree or equivalent experience
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5+ years of design experience
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Strong understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ANSI Y14.5
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Proficiency in 3D CAD
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Self‑motivated with strong project‑prioritization skills
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
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Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office
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Must possess or be able to obtain a DOE Q‑level security clearance
A Successful Candidate Also Brings
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Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems such as NQA‑1, AS9100, 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485
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Experience with Creo/Windchill
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ASME Y14.5 Technologist or Senior Certification
Pay
Estimated Starting Base Salary Range: $80,299 - $133,850. This position is Incentive eligible. Centrus considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates’ key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications. While the posted range reflects the anticipated hiring range for this position, compensation above the range may be considered for candidates with exceptional qualifications and directly relevant experience.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
This position will require a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
Centrus Energy and all subsidiaries shall abide by the applicable legal requirements. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
This position requires the successful candidate to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance. Candidates for positions requiring a security clearance are required to be tested for the absence of any illegal drug as defined in 10 CFR 707.4 prior to an offer of employment being made. In addition, once employed, employees will become part of a random drug testing program and may also be tested in the event of any incident causing injury or causing damage to property, or if it is determined that there is a reasonable suspicion the employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This position will require preemployment background check on the part of the Company and in order to receive a Q security clearance, a background investigation by the Federal government. Subsequent Federal government reinvestigations may be required.
Centrus Energy Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Identification: 818
Job Category: Centrus Job Family
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day
How this job compares
Set against the 941 open Quality Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–134K/yr
- US median$113–173K/yr509 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $107K, is 26% below the US median midpoint ($144K) — in the lowest quarter of Quality Engineering salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Quality Engineering jobs in Tennessee and 941 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Oracle59 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Quality Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (653 postings).
- Education
- 412 of the 941 open Quality Engineering jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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