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
We are looking for a Manager, Machine Maintenance and Integration to lead the teams that maintain, repair, and upgrade Helion’s experimental and large-scale fusion machines. You will lead our machine maintenance engineers and the managers of our AM and PM technician shifts. Together, your team will keep machines ready for operation while supporting rapid changes in a demanding experimental environment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 2+ years of people-management experience, including leading technicians, engineers, supervisors, or technical leads while building effective coordination across shifts
- 5+ years in maintenance, engineering, or operations within a complex, fast-paced, or high-growth operating facility
- Demonstrated ability to translate changing operational priorities and requests from multiple teams into realistic work plans, including equipment modifications and upgrades
- Hands-on understanding of hardware installation, testing, maintenance, repair, and commissioning, with the ability to read technical drawings and evaluate technical work plans
- Working knowledge of work authorization, lockout/tagout, work permits, configuration management, management of change, and return-to-service requirements for equipment with significant stored energy
- Experience managing preventive maintenance, equipment reliability, and structured failure investigations using a computerized maintenance management system, with the ability to surface risks and communicate technical tradeoffs clearly
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.
We are looking for a Manager, Machine Maintenance and Integration to lead the teams that maintain, repair, and upgrade Helion’s experimental and large-scale...
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