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
This isn't a role focused on maintaining an existing quality system. It's an opportunity for a hands-on leader to design and build one. You'll establish the quality strategy, processes, and culture that enable Helion to move quickly while ensuring quality is built into every stage of the hardware lifecycle.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, or a related technical field
- 7+ years of experience in quality, manufacturing, supplier quality, hardware engineering, production engineering, or a related discipline, including experience in complex hardware environments
- 3+ years of experience building and leading high-performing technical teams and developing quality capabilities at scale
- Demonstrated success designing, implementing, or transforming quality systems that improve consistency, accountability, and execution without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
- #LI-Onsite
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.
Build and lead Helion's quality function from the ground up, creating the people, systems, standards, and operating rhythms needed to deliver first-of-a-kind...
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