Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Type One Energy

$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline; Master's preferred
  • Over 10 years of experience in engineering environments
  • Strong leadership, project management, and communication skills
  • In-depth knowledge of mechanical design principles and reliability
  • Experience with first-of-a-kind component designs
  • Familiarity with CAD software including Siemens NX
  • Experience in fusion energy systems is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Translate design requirements into stellarator components and systems
  • Develop designs and technical specifications for stellarator systems
  • Analyze inter-system interface requirements
  • Create and validate FEA and CFD models using software tools
  • Develop procurement packages
  • Resolve technical questions during fabrication

Benefits

  • Hybrid work policy
  • Stock options
  • Relocation allowance
  • Insurance plans
  • Retirement options
  • Various voluntary benefits
Full Job Description
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville TN or Boston (Woburn, MA)

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Engineering Resource Manager

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy are seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with first of a kind design and integration skills.

The primary function of this position is to provide conceptual, preliminary and final design of systems and components for our stellarator fusion power plants. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer will act as a mentor to junior engineers on a variety of projects and systems including vacuum vessels, divertors and plasma facing components. Other responsibilities include:

  • Translating design requirements into functional stellarator components and systems.
  • Develop system and component designs and associated technical specifications for our stellarator systems.
  • Analyze and align the interface requirements between and among stellarator systems.
  • Develop and validate Finite Element (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models using ANSYS, COMSOL, and other tools.
  • Develop procurement packages.
  • Resole any technical questions which may occur during the fabrication efforts.

What you'll need:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline, Master's degree is preferred.
  • 10+ years of relevant experience in similar engineering environments.
  • Demonstrated leadership, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to manage complex technical challenges.
  • Expert in mechanical design principles, failure modes, and lifecycle reliability.
  • Proficiency in cost, schedule, and resource planning.
  • Skilled in balancing trade-offs across performance, manufacturability, and regulation.
  • Experience with design of first of a kind components.
  • Familiarity with Computer Aided Design and Analysis software
  • Experience with design of fusion energy systems and equipment is desirable
  • Experience with Siemens NX CAD software is highly desirable.
  • Experience operating within a PDM environment in CAD

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get...

  • A hybrid work policy
  • Stock options
  • Relocation allowance
  • Insurance plans
  • Retirement options
  • And many more great voluntary benefits

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