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Senior Diagnostics Mechanical Engineer

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) · Devens, MA · On-site

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About Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)

The world's largest and leading commercial fusion energy company. Backed by Khosla.

About the role

This role requires compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (collectively, “Export Control Laws"). Any offer of employment will be contingent on the need for compliance with such Export Control Laws. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field (mechanical, aerospace, civil or nuclear)
  • 7+ years of relevant experience designing and delivering mechanical systems
  • Demonstrated examples of delivering cradle-to-grave mechanical design with nuanced environmental or performance requirements
  • Experience designing for manufacturing and assembly, and collaborating with partners to oversee or carry out integrated builds
  • Bias toward action, and a balance of engineering intuition and technical rigor that allows for robust, simple designs to be generated with speed
  • First principles based approach to engineering and ability to understand concepts and tradeoffs that bridge engineering and physics
More about this role

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers, suppliers, and many others to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised $4 billion of capital, making us the largest and leading fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Join the power movement as a Senior Diagnostics Mechanical Engineer

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is assembling the high-field SPARC tokamak, which aims to be the first magnetic fusion device to achieve net fusion energy, and is predicted to be able to achieve high gain and fusion power up to 140 MW. We are completing the design and have begun the assembly and installation of diagnostic systems that will be used to control the plasma and deliver the scientific data necessary...

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