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Focused

Focused

51-200 employees

Laser-driven inertial confinement fusion for power

No salary listed

Darmstadt, Germany + 1 more

More locations: Berlin, Germany

Hybrid

Part-time work is available from the Darmstadt or Berlin office; remote work is available for students in Germany.

Category
Operations & Logistics (1)
Required Skills
ERP
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • You are currently enrolled as a student, such as in finance, procurement, supply chain, or a similar field, and available to work part-time during the semester.
  • You have a structured and reliable working style and can manage multiple open topics through completion.
  • You have strong communication skills and confidence coordinating across teams and stakeholders in English.
  • You have practical skills with Excel or Google Sheets and are open to using AI toolchains.
  • You can create clear documentation, trackers, and short process descriptions.
  • You are comfortable learning and working with internal systems and procurement workflows.
  • You have high attention to detail and reliability when handling purchase orders, delivery dates, and documentation.
  • You communicate proactively and follow up on open matters.
  • You have strong organizational and prioritization skills in a fast-moving environment.
  • You can work collaboratively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Responsibilities
  • Create and maintain supplier master data in the enterprise resource planning system, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely updates.
  • Support administration of the procurement ticketing system by monitoring incoming requests, responding to stakeholders, and ensuring timely follow-up.
  • Create purchase requisitions and purchase orders in line with internal procurement processes and approval workflows.
  • Review procurement-related requests for completeness and escalate missing or unclear information where needed.
  • Coordinate with internal departments to gather required purchasing information and support smooth order processing.
  • Help maintain organized procurement contracts and documentation.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of procurement processes, data quality, and response times.

Focused Energy pursues commercial fusion power using laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF). Laser pulses compress tiny fuel pellets to the extreme conditions needed for fusion, with the aim of producing carbon-free electricity in a controllable, earthbound setting. The company combines expertise in high-energy lasers, plasma physics, materials science, and power-plant engineering to design lasers, optimize fuel, and build integrated prototypes with scientific and industrial partners to scale toward power generation. Their goal is to achieve commercial readiness in the coming decades and provide safe, abundant carbon-free electricity as part of the global energy mix.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$326.6M

Headquarters

Darmstadt, Germany

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • RWE’s Biblis site gives Focused Energy existing power-plant infrastructure and utility expertise.
  • University of Rochester’s $6.9 million LLE collaboration directly attacks laser-plasma instability problems.
  • SPRIND, EIC Fund, and RWE backstop execution through 2026 and beyond.

What critics are saying

  • NIF’s 2026 pace still implies Focused Energy must jump from 400 annual shots to 10 per second.
  • Laser-plasma instabilities and pellet manufacturing remain unsolved blockers for commercial fusion.
  • Failure at Biblis or Lighthouse would strand hundreds of millions and kill the company.

What makes Focused unique

  • Focused Energy won Germany’s 2026 Biblis national laser-fusion hub designation.
  • Its $240 million Series A closed May 2026, the industry’s largest fully secured round.
  • Amplitude partnership funds two high-repetition lasers for its San Francisco development facility.

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-2%
Ingeniøren
Jul 15th, 2026
German nuclear plant repurposed for laser fusion electricity production after Focused Energy raises $260M

A German company developing laser fusion technology has secured significant funding and acquired a decommissioned nuclear power plant to advance its work. Focused Energy, which specialises in a variant called inertial confinement fusion, has completed a Series A funding round worth DKK 1.7 billion. The company plans to use the shuttered German nuclear power plant as a facility for producing electricity from laser fusion. Fusion power holds enormous potential as an energy source but remains an unsolved challenge for humanity. Focused Energy is among several companies working to make fusion power commercially viable. The acquisition of the former nuclear facility provides the company with infrastructure to develop and test its fusion technology.

MarketersMEDIA
Jul 3rd, 2026
Lowercarbon Capital backs Focused Energy's $240M Series A — largest fully secured in global fusion

Focused Energy has completed a $240 million Series A round, the largest fully secured Series A in the global fusion industry, with participation from Lowercarbon Capital. The hard-tech investor, founded by Chris and Crystal Sacca, joins existing backers including RWE, Germany's SPRIND, the European Innovation Council Fund, Futury Capital, EastX Ventures and Prime Movers Lab. The Austin and San Francisco-based laser fusion company has progressed from startup to global industry leader in four years. The investment comes amid surging energy demand driven by AI data centres, which are pushing electricity consumption beyond current grid capacity. Focused Energy is positioning laser fusion as a commercially viable solution, offering on-demand, carbon-free power. The company is already in discussions with potential partners in the technology sector.

FirmenPresse
Dec 18th, 2025
Hessen provides €20M to laser fusion startup Focused Energy

Hessen's economic minister Kaweh Mansoori has presented a €20 million funding grant to Focused Energy, a laser fusion company based in Darmstadt. The funding will support measures laying the groundwork for future construction and operation of a fusion power plant. The investment signals Hessen's economic policy goal to establish itself as a leading location for laser fusion technology. The grant demonstrates confidence in Focused Energy's technological potential and expectations of long-term economic benefits for the region. Focused Energy is developing laser fusion technology, an approach to generating clean energy through nuclear fusion reactions.

deutsche-startups.de
Dec 3rd, 2025
German startups eye US move for funding access and higher valuations

Many European startups consider relocating to the United States following successful early-stage funding from regional investors. The motivations extend beyond market access to include a broader investor base, easier access to venture capital financing, higher valuations and the Nasdaq technology exchange as a potential exit channel. However, one crucial factor often drives the decision: investors frequently require a US legal structure. This requirement can be decisive in determining whether startups make the transatlantic move. The article is a guest contribution by Henning Bloss, Jörn Hirschmann and Ansgar Simon, examining the complexities and considerations involved in relocating a startup to America. For European founders, understanding these requirements and opportunities is essential when planning international expansion and future funding rounds.

Hannover Messe
Oct 20th, 2025
RWE invests €10M in Focused Energy

RWE has invested €10 million in laser fusion startup Focused Energy, aligning with Germany's High-Tech Agenda for fusion research. This partnership aims to develop the Biblis site into a leading laser fusion campus. The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations (SPRIND) also supports Focused Energy. Since July 2024, RWE and Focused Energy have collaborated on a pilot project for laser-driven radiation sources, crucial for future fusion power plants.