Experiment and Test Engineer, Operations

Helion

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Everett, WA, United States

Posted on: 2024-03-06

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to enable a future with unlimited clean energy. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable electricity for everyone. Currently, we are scaling up our latest plasma accelerator prototype to make our vision a reality.

We’re hiring brilliant scientists, engineers, and builders passionate about developing world-changing technologies. If that sounds like you, check out our open positions.

We are building something never done before.

Helion is 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.

We are a team of engineers, scientists, and makers that believe fusion energy can solve climate change on a global scale and ensure energy independence while making electricity more affordable than ever before.

Now is 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 looking to bring the most powerful, controlled pulsed-fusion device ever constructed online with the goal of generating electrical power. We know this hasn't been done before, so we are looking for individuals who have translatable experience that can help us accomplish our goals. You will report to our Fusion Test Lead at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

Complete a training program and qualify as an operator of Helion’s Polaris prototype fusion machine
Safely operate and control pulsed power, high-energy mega joule capacitor systems
Author and develop fusion prototype operating procedures and create experimental test plans
Support Polaris tests including test set up, checkouts, and commissioning of Polaris subsystems
Create post test data reports and reviews that inform and recommend actions for future testing; participate in formal data reviews
Operate and monitor large-scale vacuum systems, including vacuum cycling quartz vacuum chambers that are 1+ meters in diameter
Learn and understand plasma physics, including how to create and optimize FRC's
Design, build, and interpret magnetic, fusion product, and plasma diagnostics
Support development of LabView-based and PXIe-NI chassis-based control systems including GUI modifications for improved operator situational awareness and human error prevention
Collaborate with engineering and research teams to ensure testing objectives are met
Work collaboratively and communicate effectively as a member of a team

Required Skills:

B.S. or higher in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related field of study and 4+ years of relevant experience
Demonstrated ability and desire to rapidly learn new systems
Experience safely operating a highly complex machine in a high consequence operational environment
Large-scale operations experience on accelerators, tokomaks, power plant operations, rocket launches, or similar
Experience building, fixing, and modifying large experimental machines or power plants
Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and conducting repairs on complex, one of a kind systems
Experience working on high power plasma devices or experience with high-voltage capacitor and power supply experience
High-voltage capacitor/power supply experience is desired but not required

The pay range for this position is $115k-175k. This pay range may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed based on several factors, including the candidate's experience and qualifications.

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Benefits:

13 company-wide holidays
31 days of PTO (10 sick and 21 vacation days)
Up to 5% employer 401K contribution matching
Equity plan offered to all employees
Parental Leave
Medical, Dental, Vision
Short- and long-term Disability
Monthly sponsored events and subsidized snack program

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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