Senior Process Engineer

Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is on a mission to deliver clean fusion energy to the planet fast enough to matter for humanity’s biggest challenges.

It’s urgent. The gap between the energy we need and the energy we have is widening every day. Fusion is a critical part of the energy transition away from fossil fuels, a new chapter for the world’s energy supply.

We’re committing to delivering fusion power plants and a full-fledged fusion energy industry as we’ve delivered on other promises. Like the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting magnet, the game-changing technology that’s making commercial fusion energy a reality.

We’ve raised over $2 billion in capital — more than any other fusion energy company — and attracted top talent to design, build, and deliver commercial  fusion power plants. And we’re working with policymakers and suppliers to make fusion energy available globally.

As we push toward the fusion-energy future, we’ll keep setting and meeting milestones, sharing and validating our progress, and encouraging others to do the same.

 

The SPARC Cryoplant (CRYP) team is responsible to deliver a large-scale helium cryogenics plant system on-time, on-budget, and meeting technical and performance requirements. The team is currently executing a fast-tracked install and commissioning to validate SPARC requirements prior to hand-off to Operations. Major equipment includes: 4 MW of compressor power, 500 m3 of helium gas storage, purification and oil removal systems, a 18-m cryogenic refrigeration coldbox with control valves, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and turbomachinery, and a distributed control system. The team is looking for an experienced process engineer to support plant operations through commissioning, develop process safety and controls, and finalize process design documentation. Following commissioning and hand-off to Operations, the CRYP Process Engineer will transition to support development of future process system projects, including the ARC plant. Among other things, the Cryogenics team values: responsibility, proactiveness, prioritization, planning, critical thinking, a sense of urgency, growth mindset, accountability, communication, and collaboration.

Learn the CRYO system ins-and-outs and become a SME for commissioning and operations

Perform thermal fluid system process design and analysis

Support plant operations through commissioning, including occasional shift work

Create 2D/3D design drawings and process schematics

Create valve, instrument, machinery, and equipment lists

Troubleshoot machinery, equipment, instrumentation, and controls

Develop CONOPs and HMIs for software and controls implementation

Prepare and execute operating, maintenance, and repair plans and procedures

Write specifications, RFIs/RFQs/RFPs, and manage procurements and build-outs

Develop interface and performance requirements and hardware specifications and selection

Design and fabricate hardware and equipment skids

Plan acceptance and performance tests and quality inspections

Coordinate contractor daily activities in the field and factory