Helion is building the world's first fusion power plant to deliver clean, reliable, and abundant electricity to the grid. Backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV and SoftBank VF.
About the role
You will lead the team responsible for operating fusion power generators to achieve record-setting performance and deliver a first-of-a-kind generator. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Master's degree in engineering or physics
- 10+ years of experience in test operations, R&D, and/or systems engineering leadership within engineering environments
- 7+ years managing large, technically challenging programs with full schedule and resource ownership
- 5+ years of experience managing technical teams and developing scalable operating systems, including managing managers
- Experience commissioning large-scale, complex machines
- Demonstrated ability to apply first principles thinking and analytical rigor to solve engineering and scientific challenges
More about this role
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised $1.5 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors including Thrive Capital, LightSpeed Venture Capital, SoftBank, and others to propel us forward. Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV). Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion.
This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.
You will lead the team responsible for operating fusion power generators to achieve record-setting performance and deliver a first-of-a-kind generator.
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