Senior Mechanical Engineer - HTS Magnet Feeder System

Commonwealth Fusion Systems

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Devens, MA, United States

Posted on: 2024-12-23

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.

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems:

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised over $2 billion in capital – more than any other fusion energy company in the U.S.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Join the power movement as a Senior Mechanical Engineer - HTS Magnet Feeder System

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.

#LI-Hybrid

At CFS, we excel in fast-paced environments, driven by our values of integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique. As we grow, we’re eager to bring on mission-driven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.

We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally, regardless 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.

What you'll do:

Act autonomously as the primary owner of SPARC and ARC current feeder (FEED) hardware, ensuring designs are completed, validated, procured, built, and installed correctly and on time

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

Liaise with partner teams such as R&D, analysis, manufacturing, and procurement to drive completion of program milestones in a timely fashion

Diagnose issues on the production and assembly line and provide path forward based on known understanding of hardware

Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation to serve as design documentation and validation of final SPARC and ARC FEED systems

What we’re looking for:

A minimum of 5 years of engineering design and analysis experience is required, including at least 2 years providing engineering support to production hardware in the form of resolving technical issues and implementing design for manufacturing changes

Excellent fundamental knowledge of mechanical systems such as static structures and heat transfer

Relevant hands-on experience in the form of parts designed for high loads and extreme environments

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

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, simplicity, and execution

Be self-motivated, committed to self-growth, and exhibit excellent problem-solving skills

Bonus points for:

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

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

Authored documentation in the form of specifications to drive requirements to manufacturing and assembly.

Led interdisciplinary teams to deliver hardware on time and to requirements

Experience with NX, ANSYS, and COMSOL

Must-have Requirements:

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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