# Senior Electrical Engineer – Dielectric Materials Development and Analysis 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: Senior
- Location: Everett, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $164K to $236K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-23
- Apply by: 2026-11-07
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helion/57ee4642-5d4e-4204-8b8e-ae1945800b35
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/helion-senior-electrical-engineer-dielectric-materials-development-and-analysis/

## About the role

You will contribute to the development, validation, and deployment of advanced ceramic and high-performance dielectric materials for extreme electrical, thermal, mechanical, and radiation environments. You will provide critical support to work spanning material and component design, prototyping, electrical characterization, qualification, and manufacturing scale-up. This onsite role is based at our Everett, WA, facility and reports to the Materials Science Manager, Metals and Dielectrics.

## What they're looking for

- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- An extensive understanding of electrically insulating and dielectric materials, typically demonstrated by 5+ years of hands-on work
- Hands-on experience with electrical testing and materials characterization, including the design, execution, and interpretation of experiments
- Demonstrated success developing or qualifying ceramic or dielectric materials for a commercial product or large, integrated engineering system, such as an engine, turbine, generator, magnet, or high-voltage assembly
- Experience planning and leading R&D programs governed by defined milestones, technical reviews, and delivery schedules
- Experience communicating material behavior and test results to multidisciplinary engineering teams and translating findings into design decisions

Tags: Material Science