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
Helion is hiring a Principal Applied Plasma Data Scientist specializing in physics‑grounded machine learning to accelerate experimental FRC plasma modeling. This role will focus on developing and validating advanced ML frameworks—such as differentiable‑physics models, PINNs, surrogate modeling, or hybrid physics+ML systems—while integrating these tools with simulation and diagnostics pipelines.
What they're looking for
- PhD in Physics, Engineering, Applied Math, Computational Science, Machine Learning, or related field with emphasis on physics‑grounded modeling
- 10+ years of industry or research‑lab experience applying machine learning in experimental, simulation‑driven, or scientific R&D environments
- Expertise with physics‑informed or physics‑constrained ML methods, such as differentiable physics, PINNs, scientific ML, surrogate modeling, or reduced‑order models for complex physical systems
- Experience integrating ML models with scientific‑computing workflows, simulation tools, or experimental diagnostics
- Proficiency scripting for data parsing, model analysis, and visualization (MATLAB, Python, or similar, Fortran or HPC exposure valuable)
- Familiarity with magnetic diffusion, circuit coupling, or plasma‑dynamics modeling in pulsed‑power or electromagnetics systems
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.
Helion is hiring a Principal Applied Plasma Data Scientist specializing in physics‑grounded machine learning to accelerate experimental FRC plasma modeling. This...
Browse similar: Startup jobs