Helion Energy
Senior Engineering Technician, Electrical Engineering
Everett, WA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 41 days ago
Electrical EngineeringLeadershipMentoring
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
- As a Senior Engineering Technician at Helion, you will lead the build, integration, and troubleshooting of complex electromechanical systems that support our fusion generators and pulsed power architecture.
- You will drive execution across system builds while independently diagnosing issues and ensuring hardware meets performance, safety, and quality expectations.
- You will operate at the interface of design engineering and production, translating evolving designs into executable builds by developing processes, tooling, and work instructions.
- Your work enables rapid hardware iteration, improves first-pass yield, and establishes repeatable, scalable build practices.
- This is a hands-on role reporting to the Production Supervisor and working closely with Design Engineers, Test Engineers, and Production leadership.
- Lead assembly, integration, and bring-up of complex electromechanical systems, including full-system builds
- Develop and standardize work instructions, build processes, and test procedures for repeatable execution
- Partner closely with engineers during prototype development, supporting rapid iteration and real-time design changes
- Design and fabricate fixtures, jigs, and test setups to improve build quality and efficiency
- Drive root cause analysis on failures, implement corrective actions, and reduce recurrence of failures
Skills
- Strong diagnostic capability using schematics, instrumentation, and signal tracing
- Proficiency with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DAQ, etc.)
- Experience working in prototype, R&D, or high-mix production environments
- Ability to interpret and apply complex technical documentation at the bench
- 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.
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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