Helion Energy

Director of Engineering, Modules

Everett, WA · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

Mechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsResearchLeadership

About the role

Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV).
Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion.

it stores the energy for every fusion pulse, delivers it in under a millisecond, and takes it back.
You will own the organization that architects, designs, qualifies, and produces hardware for Orion, our first fusion power plant.
Own the architecture of
Lead and mentor a cross-functional team of electrical and mechanical engineers designing and qualifying pulsed power circuit modules for each section of the machine with ownership spanning pulsed power electrical design, mechanical and thermal solutions, and the high precision low voltage control interfaces that command them
partner day-to-day with manufacturing engineering to move modules from prototype test to production at rate, against a capacitor line building megajoules of pulsed power energy capacity per week
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity.

Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related field
Experience scaling engineering teams and processes through a prototype-to-production transition

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend
Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

In your first year, you will baseline the Orion bank architecture, stand up the qualification program for the first production modules, and have production-intent hardware under test.
10+ years developing complex electromechanical hardware, including 4+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams (Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, Thermal)
A track record of taking hardware from prototype through qualification into production, and of the design-for-manufacture judgment that makes that transition fast

equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.

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