Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy. Backed by General Catalyst and Lightspeed.
About the role
The Senior Tooling Engineer will design, analyze, and procure custom handling equipment for lifting, in factory movement and overland transportation of Pacific Fusion’s large custom hardware. You will utilize your expertise in heavy lifts, speciality rigging and in factory movement to create innovative designs to address unique installation and transportation challenges on rapid timelines across multiple locations.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering, with Structural focus or Masters degree preferred
- 7+ years experience in designing and analyzing lift, transportation, and handling fixtures for large hardware with a proven track record of rigor, creative problem solving, and success
- Deep knowledge of rigging equipment, lifting techniques, load path analysis, and safety standards (e.g., ASME B30 series, OSHA 1926)
- Expertise in design and analysis (structural and FEA) of custom lift, transportation, and handling fixtures for large and heavy hardware
- Expertise in variety of cranes (bridge, gantry, mobile, et.c), forklifts, below-the-hook lift fixtures
- Experience in road-transport vehicle options, custom road-transport container/fixtures, permitting requirements for oversized loads
More about this role
Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.
We are rapidly designing and building a pulser-driven inertial fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). In parallel, we are developing the key components required to build affordable fusion systems.
Our plans are ambitious. We have raised over $900M so far from incredible investors, resourcing us to deliver on these plans. We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. You can read more about us in this letter from our founders .
The Senior Tooling Engineer will design, analyze, and procure custom handling equipment for lifting, in factory movement and overland transportation of Pacific Fusion’s large custom hardware. You will utilize your expertise in heavy lifts, speciality rigging and in factory movement to create innovative designs to address unique installation...
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