Scientific Software Engineer

Number of employees

190

Cambridge, MA, United States

Posted on: 2022-06-23

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

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About the company:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has the fastest, lowest cost path to commercial fusion energy. 

CFS is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. HTS magnets will enable compact fusion power plants that can be constructed faster and at lower cost. 

The mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. CFS has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by the world’s leading investors, CFS is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. 

If you are interested in joining our team, check out cfs.energy/careers for more information.

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) has the fastest, lowest cost path to commercial fusion energy.

CFS is collaborating with MIT to leverage decades of research combined with new groundbreaking high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet technology. HTS magnets will enable compact fusion power plants that can be constructed faster and at lower cost. The mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. CFS has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by the world’s leading investors, CFS is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. To execute this plan, we are looking to add talented people to the team who are mission-driven and treat people well, improve our team by adding diverse perspectives and new ways of solving problems, have demonstrated exceptional results through a range of different pursuits, and have skill sets and experience that relate to this role.

The small fast-paced R&D team’s mission at CFS is to vet potential technical solutions quickly in order to guide the overall SPARC subsystem design, and plan for the technology needs of future fusion power plants and spin-off projects.  To accelerate these R&D tasks, CFS uses optimization and data software to collect data, understand trade-offs, and optimize performance. The Scientific Software Engineer will consult with science, engineering and manufacturing experts at CFS and MIT to identify data and modeling needs, and then lead the development of robust, scalable software tools to meet those needs. They will also provide software support for R&D analysis, with an emphasis on cross-training and utilizing technical skills from fields other than software.

CFS team members thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have demonstrated exceptional results through a range of different pursuits. We all tightly align with our company values of integrity, execution, impact and self-critique. As we grow, we are looking to add talented people who are mission driven and bring diverse perspectives and new ways of solving problems.

At CFS, we deeply value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally for employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

This team member will:

  • Extract software-compatible models/analyses from real-world physical and financial problems
  • Construct new company-internal software products implementing those models/analyses
  • Implement CI/CD processes to reduce maintenance overhead and error rates
  • Operate resulting software, generate visualizations, and communicate results
  • Support any hardware development efforts as needed, either in an advisory or hands-on role
  • May supervise 1-4 interns and/or consultants from time to time
  • The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of these requirements:

  • Bachelor’s in a technical field preferred, but pre-graduate candidates will be considered; credentials are a weak heuristic for competence for this position. 
  • Demonstrated drive and self-education (e.g. graduate research, research publications, well-documented side projects, student engineering teams, ambitious work projects, entrepreneurship).
  • Engineering or physics analysis in high-consequence environments. (required)
  • Designed and built multiple systems that involved engineering tradeoffs and produce rapid feedback from the physical universe (e.g. student engineering teams, graduate research, work project), preferably as a technical lead (required)
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn about new technical skills and engineering sub-disciplines (required)
  • Additional experience and/or qualifications:

  • Python or similar development-focused language (required)
  • CI/CD processes, linting, unit testing, software documentation, programming to a style standard (required)
  • At least one technical specialization other than software (required)
  • You will be spending time in labs, machine shops, etc so a willingness to adhere to safety protocols is key
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