Senior Mechanical Engineer - FEED

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

190

Devens, MA, United States

Posted on: 2024-05-08

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

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.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the SPARC superconducting magnets feeder team (FEED), you will own hardware from early concepts to SPARC delivery, performing thermal, structural, and electromagnetic analysis using hand calculations and finite element methods. You will develop design notes, technical specifications, assembly procedures and documentation necessary to manufacture and install the SPARC FEED hardware and supporting systems. In your role you will also support procurement in the preparation and execution of manufacturing contracts.

This team member will:

Produce new and iterate on existing design concepts using NX, using a deep understanding of physics and structural mechanics for both metallics and composites

Identify enabling technologies in the modeling and construction of high-temperature superconducting magnets

Perform thermal, fluid, structural, and electromagnetic analysis of SPARC magnets, including conductors, insulation, joints, supports, fluid manifolds, insulator breaks, and inform design decisions

Perform proof of principle and hand calculations as necessary to confirm the validity of the analysis

Work with experimental teams on instrumentation, measurement, and correlation of experiment to analysis

Provide technical support to procurement during manufacturing

Develop assembly and commissioning documentation

Support the development of the tooling for assembly

Support the resolution of technical issues that arise during the manufacturing, assembly and commissioning

Prepare reports and presentations as requested

Review other analysts work when requested

The ideal candidate will have most, if not all, of these requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or another relevant field

At least 5 years of engineering design and analysis experience

At least 3 years providing engineering support to production hardware in the form of resolving technical issues and executing design changes for manufacturing ramp up

Solid background in component design and performing FEA analyses

Demonstrated record of design of mechanical components beyond desktop scale. E.g. high power (MW+), high mass (ton+), high force (MN+)

Familiarity with all steps in the design process with an emphasis on creativity and simplicity

Be self-motivated and exhibit excellent problem-solving skills

Additional experience and/or qualifications:

Experience with NX, ANSYS, and COMSOL

Experience with vacuum, cryogenics, nuclear irradiation, superconductivity, electromagnetics

Hands on experience developing and executing testing to buy down technical risk in new hardware devleopment

Perform activities such as sitting for extended periods of time

Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics

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Commonwealth Fusion Systems

190

Full time

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

190

Full time

Renewables