Full-Time
Helion Energy
201-500 employees
Develops commercial fusion energy generators
Compensation Overview
$100k - $130k/yr
Mid
Everett, WA, USA
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- 4+ years of demonstrated experience in assigning tasks, overseeing performance, and ensuring adherence to organizational policies and design requirements
- Ability to work three weekdays per week on 1st shift from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm and every weekend from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Demonstrated experience motivating teams, collaborating across departments, and effectively communicating with stakeholders
- Experience operating Mobile Elevating Work Platforms or other heavy equipment
- Experience testing and troubleshooting electromechanical components and working in confined spaces
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask, comfortable with changing work environments and priorities
- Experience building, assembling, or installing hardware and equipment in an industrial environment
- Oversee and coordinate the test team technicians' activities, providing mentorship to enhance standards, best practices, and techniques. Manage their daily tasks, including scheduling, workload distribution, and performance monitoring.
- Independently install, troubleshoot, test, inspect, repair, and service test equipment and systems, including high-voltage power supplies, charging systems, pulse power capacitors, vacuum systems, pulse power systems, and plasma systems.
- Be responsible for preventative maintenance on lab and test equipment
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and protocols, including radiation protection and environmental guidelines
- Maintain quality control procedures to exceed industry standards
- Maintain accurate records and documentation related to operation activities, inventory, and equipment maintenance
Helion Energy focuses on developing fusion generators to make fusion energy commercially viable. Their fusion generators are designed to be smaller, cheaper, and faster to produce than current technologies. The company utilizes pulsed accelerator technology, which is essential for addressing the Helium-3 crisis, a critical element for clean fusion energy and advanced medical imaging. Helion's team consists of experienced entrepreneurs and scientists who have created award-winning prototypes, positioning them as a promising contender in the fusion energy sector. Unlike competitors, Helion combines steady magnetic and inertial fusion techniques, resulting in engines that are significantly more efficient—1,000 times smaller, 500 times cheaper, and 10 times faster to develop. The company's goal is to have a commercial fusion plant operational within six years, providing sustainable energy solutions to industries and governments.
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series F
Total Funding
$1B
Headquarters
Everett, Washington
Founded
2013
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Helion secured $425M funding, indicating strong investor confidence.
- New fusion plant in central WA marks progress towards operational fusion energy.
- Helion's rise in GeekWire 200 rankings shows increasing tech community recognition.
What critics are saying
- Competition from Commonwealth Fusion Systems threatens Helion's market position.
- ITER project could overshadow Helion if it achieves breakthroughs first.
- Public wariness of nuclear energy could hinder Helion's commercial success.
What makes Helion Energy unique
- Helion's pulsed non-ignition technology offers low-cost, 24/7 power generation.
- Fusion engines are 1,000 times smaller and 500 times cheaper than competitors'.
- Helion addresses the Helium-3 crisis, crucial for computing and medical imaging.
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Helion announces new fusion plant in central WA.
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That's the hope, anyways, as Everett-based Helion Energy announced their plans to place the world's first fusion energy plant in Malaga with ground breaking expected to start this summer.
Director of Communications Jessie Barton says Helion will host a Community Event at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11 at Mission View Elementary School.