Thea Energy is building an economical and scalable fusion energy system utilizing arrays of mass manufacturable magnets and dynamic software controls. Backed by Prelude Ventures.
About the role
Thea Energy is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as a technical leader and strategic driver within our operations group. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the long-term manufacturing roadmap, capital equipment strategy, and operational scale-up for our high-temperature superconducting ("HTS") magnet production.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering with 10+ years of progressive manufacturing engineering experience in high-tech, regulated, or precision hardware environments
- Proven track record of taking complex, first-of-a-kind electro-mechanical systems from concept through factory floor commissioning and volume ramp
- Expert knowledge of precision mechanical assembly, thermal processing, coil winding, and metal fusion methodologies (soldering, brazing, specialized welding)
- In-depth experience managing large-scale custom capital tooling projects and integrating automated assembly workflows
- Deep expertise in GD&T, statistical process control (SPC), PFMEA, and modern enterprise software systems (PLM, MRP, ERP)
- Background in aerospace, magnetic confinement fusion, nuclear systems, medical devices, or high-complexity technology hardware
More about this role
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.
Thea Energy is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as a technical leader and strategic driver within our operations group. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the long-term manufacturing roadmap, capital equipment strategy, and operational scale-up for our high-temperature superconducting ("HTS") magnet production. Beyond driving complex manufacturing engineering challenges, you will mentor engineering and production staff, develop organizational process workflows, and interface directly with executive leadership. This role is vital to transforming cutting-edge fusion physics into scalable, commercial-grade hardware.
- Establish the manufacturing architecture, factory layout, and process...
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