Helion Energy

Electrical Engineering Summer Intern

Helion Energy • $122K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
  • Experience with board layout and circuit simulation tools (e.g. KiCAD, LT Spice, Altium)
  • Hands-on experience designing both analog and digital circuits
  • Knowledge of engineering principles for design trades and effective communication
  • Ability to safely operate with higher voltages (1-10 KVDC)
  • Familiarity with electric and magnetic fields

Responsibilities

  • Perform testing and qualification plans on new or modified electronic designs
  • Assist senior engineers with design updates and documentation
  • Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues on integrated fusion generators
  • Learn from historical engineering methods and contribute to novel hardware designs
  • Apply engineering fundamentals and methodical approaches to complex problems
  • Expand personal engineering skills by collaborating with experienced professionals

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience in a cutting-edge field of fusion technology
  • Opportunity to work on real-world engineering challenges
  • Mentorship from experienced engineers
  • Exposure to advanced electronic systems and instruments
  • Potential for future employment opportunities based on performance
Full Job Description
What You Will Be Doing:

As a Helion Electrical Engineer, you will directly contribute to advancing fusion technology. In this role, you'll designand fabricateboth analog and digital electronic circuits, including op-amp, passive and active filter circuits, along with PCB design and validation. You'll also drive the development of next-generation, in-house data acquisition systems and electronic instruments to support our ongoing innovation. This internship offers hands-on experience, solving real-world engineering problems that are important to deploying fusion energy to the world.

You Will:
  • Perform qualification and testing plans on new or modified designs
  • Support senior electrical engineers in design updates and documentation
  • Fix hardware issues as they arise on integrated fusion generators
  • Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, and test your solutions
  • Apply both engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems
  • Learn from experts to expand your engineering skillset and domain knowledge

Required Skills:
  • Ability to work full time, onsite in Everett, WA for a minimum of 12 consecutive weeks during summer 2027
  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Worked with board layout and circuit simulation tools (e.g. KiCAD, LT Spice, Altium)
  • Worked with designing analog and digital circuits
  • Experience applying engineering principles (e.g. making design trades while communicating progress and blockers)
  • Ability to safely work with higher voltages, such as building AC or with high voltage (1- 10 KVDC) power supplies, and familiarity with electric and magnetic fields

Base Pay:
  • $59 / hour

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About Helion Energy

Helion Energy, Inc. is an American fusion research company, located in Everett, Washington. They are developing a magneto-inertial fusion technology to produce helium-3 and fusion power via aneutronic fusion.
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