# Senior Manager, Materials Science 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: $236K to $272K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helion/18a4093b-9c2f-4590-8df1-88af83d02022
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/helion-senior-manager-materials-science/

## About the role

You will lead Helion’s Materials Interactions and Diagnostics team with a strong focus on developing and deploying critical capabilities that enable the design, testing, and monitoring of materials for extreme environments. You will oversee the delivery of key R&D tools and guide a team of subject matter experts to meet Helion’s materials innovation goals. This onsite position is based in our Everett, WA office and reports to the Director of Materials Science.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of materials-related industry experience and 3+ years of management experience
- Master's or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related fields
- Proven experience leading R&D organizations delivering complex, high-impact technologies in demanding environments
- Deep expertise in materials characterization, degradation mechanisms, and lifetime prediction, including high temperature, and stress-driven phenomena
- Experience with multiphysics modeling (e.g., Matlab, COMSOL, Python), with the ability to integrate modeling into decision-making frameworks
- Expertise in NDT and in-situ diagnostics, with a track record of advancing monitoring capabilities for critical systems

Tags: Material Science