# Staff Scientist - Plasma Material Interaction at Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)

- Company: Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS)
- What the company does: The world's largest and leading commercial fusion energy company. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://cfs.energy/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Devens, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/cfsenergy/32241dc3-e8ed-4110-b752-cbedc2651409
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/commonwealth-fusion-systems-cfs-staff-scientist-plasma-material-interaction/

## 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.

## What they're looking for

- PhD or equivalent in plasma physics, materials science, nuclear engineering, or related, with demonstrated research in plasma material interactions
- Working knowledge of plasma material interactions, specifically within the context of magnetically confined plasmas (e.g. heat and particle loads, sputtering and erosion, dust formation, PMI diagnostics)
- Experience designing and executing test campaigns at plasma-material exposure devices (e.g. Magnum-PSI, MPEX) and/or high heat flux facilities (e.g. GLADIS, HADES)
- Experience with Python, C++, or similar
- Version control with git or similar
- HPC using Slurm, AWS, or equivalent

Tags: Plasma Physics