# Principal Electrical Engineer at Helion

- Company: Helion
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://helionenergy.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Everett, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $235K to $270K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-12-19
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helion/443266d6-75c3-4279-ad8a-7473cf05f6c8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/helion-principal-electrical-engineer/

## About the role

Fusion happens in the power electronics, and at the frontier of what Helion is building, the hardest problems don't have textbook answers. As a Principal Power Electronics Engineer, you'll own those problems — the highest-risk, least-defined pulsed-power and power-conversion challenges the program faces — and set the technical direction that the rest of the electrical organization builds on.

## What they're looking for

- A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, with extensive (typically 12+ years) power electronics design experience
- Recognized depth in one or more core areas — pulsed power, high-voltage design, power conversion, magnetics, or high-power device application
- A track record owning complex, under-defined electrical systems end-to-end and setting technical direction that others follow
- Deep experience with high-voltage or pulsed-power systems, or with comparable high-energy power electronics (for example, utility-scale, traction, aerospace, or defense power systems)
- The ability to influence senior leadership on technical and schedule risk, and a demonstrated record of mentoring and elevating experienced engineers
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Tags: Electrical Engineering