Thea Energy
Power Electronics Engineer
Kearny, NJ
Sponsorship not specified$95k-$160kDetected 138 days ago
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About the role
- This is a high-impact engineering role with hands-on prototyping, testbed validation, and cross-functional collaboration with embedded systems and instrumentation teams.
- The Thea Energy team is comprised of self-motivated, creative, and fun individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems.
Responsibilities
- Lead the topology selection, component specification, and schematic design of the HTS Magnet PSU.
- Design modular power converters with potential for arrayed operation and independent control.
- Define and implement magnet protection mechanisms, including overcurrent shutdown, fast discharge, and crowbar circuits if needed.
- Design thermal management systems, including heat sink layout, forced air/water cooling, and temperature monitoring for continuous operation.
- Design PCB layout and support mechanical integration, cabling, and in-house assembly.
- Develop test plans and perform hardware bring-up, debugging, and parameter optimization under staged load conditions.
- Thea Energy is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to design and develop the HTS magnet power supply systems for the company's Eos integrated stellarator.
- This role will be responsible for power stage design, topology selection, control algorithm interface, and protection systems, as well as thermal and mechanical integration.
Requirements
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
- Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call.
- Ability to work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.
- The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing power converters, preferably in high-current or magnet power supply applications.
Compensation
- Salary range $95,000-$160,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
- Employee equity stock options
Company info
- As part of a rapidly growing team, you'll be part of the organizational build-up of a leading fusion energy company.
Equal opportunity
- Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds.
- By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world's hardest (and most important) problems.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran's status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
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