Helion Energy
Manager, Quality
Everett, WA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago
Supply ChainHardware DesignProblem Solving
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.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead Helion's quality function from the ground up, creating the people, systems, standards, and operating rhythms needed to deliver first-of-a-kind fusion hardware with repeatable, measurable, and scalable quality.
- It's an opportunity for a hands-on leader to design and build one.
- You'll partner closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Test to prevent defects before they occur, identify and mitigate risk, solve complex problems at their root cause, and continuously improve execution as we scale toward commercial fusion power.
- Build and lead Helion's quality organization across Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Inspection, and Quality Systems
- Design and scale practical quality systems, processes, standards, inspection strategies, traceability, and metrics that support speed and rigor
- Own quality execution across the hardware lifecycle, including nonconformance management, MRB, CAPA, supplier quality, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Test to build quality in early, improve process capability, reduce defects, and increase first-pass yield
- Foster a culture where quality is everyone's responsibility, using structured problem-solving and data-driven decisions to identify risk and support Helion's growth from prototype to commercial-scale production
- 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.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, hardware engineering, production engineering, or a related discipline, including experience in complex hardware environments
- 3+ years of experience building and leading high-performing technical teams and developing quality capabilities at scale
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field
- Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
- 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
- 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
- Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
- Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- Annual wellness stipend
- Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
Compensation
- Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
Benefits
- Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
- We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
- Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing technical team that promotes ownership, continuous learning, and operational excellence
Equal opportunity
- 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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