8+ years of professional experience in full-scope engineering projects
Familiarity with engineering first-principles and method-based thinking
Hands-on experience across mechanical, electrical, and fluids engineering disciplines
Proficient in designing and launching production hardware
Advanced skills in CAD software, e.g., NX or Solidworks
Moderate knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5 standards
Experience with FEA software, e.g., ANSYS or FEMAP
Responsibilities
Own and enhance subsystem designs across various engineering domains
Research historical practices to innovate hardware designs
Optimize hardware designs for high-volume manufacturing
Create fusion hardware models with 3D CAD software
Analyze designs using tools like ANSYS and conduct iterative design reviews
Collaborate with experts to expand technical skills and knowledge
Work directly with technicians to realize hardware designs
Troubleshoot and resolve hardware issues on fusion generators
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
10 Paid holidays plus a company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Short and long-term disability and life insurance
Paid parental leave up to 16 weeks
Annual wellness stipend
Full Job Description
What You Will Be Doing:
You will own hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will be working with mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, manufacturing engineers, and production technicians, to implement and troubleshoot high-voltage and low-voltage hardware architectures for pulsed power capacitor banks that are designed for production at scale. You will solve multidisciplinary engineering problems that are necessary for deploying fusion energy to the world and act as a culture driver on a growing team. This role is onsite at our headquarters in Everett, WA.
You Will:
Own and understand subsystem designs such as electromagnetic, structural, fluid, thermal and control systems, and improve their requirements
Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, and test your solutions
Optimize sub-system and component designs to scale for high volume manufacturing
Design fusion hardware within 3D CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
Perform analysis with tools like ANSYS and COMSOL Multiphysics, and hold design reviews to gather feedback and iterate to a fully functioning system
Required Skills:
Bachelor's degree in engineering
7+ years of professional experience delivering on full-scope engineering projects (including schedule ownership)
Experience applying engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems
Hands-on exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluids, thermal)
Experience designing, testing, and launching production hardware at scale
Moderate understanding of engineering physics fundamentals (mechanics of materials, circuits), and the ability to apply those principles to the design of high-voltage and pulsed power hardware
Advanced experience with CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
Moderate experience with GD&T and generating engineering drawings per ASME Y14.5
Moderate experience with FEA software (e.g. ANSYS, FEMAP, COMSOL)
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Benefits
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
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend
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.
