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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Helion · Everett, WA · On-site

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About Helion

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

You will own hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will solve multidisciplinary engineering problems that are necessary for deploying fusion energy to the world and act as a culture driver on a growing team. This role is onsite at our headquarters in Everett, WA. Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, and test your solutions

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • 8+ years of professional experience delivering on full-scope engineering projects (including schedule ownership)
  • Experience applying engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems
  • Hands-on exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluids)
  • Advanced experience with CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
  • Moderate experience with FEA software (e.g. ANSYS, FEMAP)
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.

You will own hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will solve multidisciplinary engineering problems that are necessary for deploying...

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