# Member of Technical Staff - R&D Engineering at Maritime Fusion

- Company: Maritime Fusion (YC W25)
- What the company does: Fusion reactors for ships. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://maritimefusion.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-04-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/maritime-fusion/jobs/jF7a5Wc-member-of-technical-staff-r-d-engineering
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/maritime-fusion-member-of-technical-staff-r-and-d-engineering/

## About the role

We’re looking for an R&D Engineer who’s just as comfortable designing high power circuits as they are cranking out CAD for mechanical assemblies. If you love building real things and want to own the entire process of designing, prototyping, testing, and helping us scale from early builds to functional systems, you’ll fit right in. This role touches every corner of engineering: electrical, mechanical, thermal, systems, manufacturing, and software. Fusion is inherently multidisciplinary, and so is this job.

## What they're looking for

- A well-rounded electromechanical engineering skillset spanning CAD/FEA (SolidWorks, CATIA, Ansys, COMSOL), PCB design (Altium, KiCad), power electronics, embedded systems, and mechanical design/fabrication
- Hands-on hardware experience across mechanical builds, electronics bring-up, test setups, and system integration
- Comfort with lab tools and instrumentation: CNC machines, machine shop tools, soldering equipment, oscilloscopes, DMMs, high-current supplies, vacuum pumps, and cryogenic hardware
- Familiarity with power electronics and measurement/sensing circuits
- Software proficiency: data acquisition, PLCs, Python scripting, test automation, and control systems
- Bonus experience: working with REBCO tape, high vacuum, high voltage, high current, cryogenic systems, or industrial test infrastructure

Tags: Engineering