Senior Manufacturing Engineer @ Helion Energy

About Helion

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 over $600 million from investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV).

Now we are working toward Polaris, which will be the first machine to demonstrate electricity from fusion, making this a great time to join Helion! Bring your skills, experiences, and determination to make a difference in the world. Together, we can make a future with unlimited clean electricity from fusion a reality.

What You Will Be Doing:

We are hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to own the build and process development for Helion’s fusion generator prototypes, starting with our next-generation machine, Polaris. You will solve diverse engineering problems that are necessary for deploying fusion energy to the world. You will be a culture driver on a growing team, and will report directly to our Mechanical Engineering Manager at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

Develop and refine new manufacturing processes that improve the way we design, build, test, and scale up our next-generation magnets and supporting systems.
Own and understand subsystem designs such as electromagnetic, structural, fluid, thermal, and control systems, and improve their requirements and manufacturability
Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, and test your solutions
Design fusion hardware and tooling within CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
Learn from experts to expand your engineering skillset and domain knowledge
Work hands-on alongside experienced technicians to implement your hardware and build processes
Troubleshoot hardware issues as they arise on integrated fusion generators

Required Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field
7+ 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)

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Compensation and Benefits

At Helion, we are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation. We ensure all our roles are competitively benchmarked and our total compensation package includes a base salary, comprehensive benefits, and equity grants, giving you a true stake in Helion’s success. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to maintaining internal equity, ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams.

This is an exempt salaried role.

Annual Base Bay

$147,000—$190,000 USD

Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
13 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job’s requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn’t the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.

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