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HHelion
HelionFusion Energy

Mechanical Engineer, Early Career

Location

Everett, Washington, United States

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full Time

Experience

1-2 years

Compensation

$105K - $138K per year

Posted

19h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

Helion is hiring an entry-level Mechanical Engineer to oversee hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will help solve versatile engineering problems that are important to deploying fusion energy to the world, and be a culture-driver on a small but expanding team.

Helion is hiring an entry-level Mechanical Engineer to oversee hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will help solve versatile engineering problems that are important to deploying fusion energy to the world, and be a culture-driver on a small but expanding team. This is an onsite position located at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

  • Own and understand subsystem designs such as electromagnetic, structural, fluid, thermal, and control systems, and improve their requirements

  • Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, test your solutions, and integrate them into our fusion devices

  • Apply both engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems

  • Use 3D CAD software (e.g., NX, Solidworks) to design fusion hardware

  • Perform analysis with tools like ANSYS and hold design reviews to gather feedback and iterate to a fully functioning system

  • Learn from experts to expand your engineering skillset and domain knowledge

  • Work hands-on alongside experienced technicians to improve your hardware designs

  • Fix hardware issues as they arise on integrated fusion generators

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

  • 1-2 years of collegiate internship or project team experience (e.g. SAE, Rocket Club) that includes working with versatile teams managing complex engineering projects and schedules

  • Hands-on exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluids)

  • Experience with 3D CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)

Updated 19h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Subsystem Design • 1+ yrs
3D CAD Software • 1+ yrs
NX • 1+ yrs
Solidworks • 1+ yrs
ANSYS • 1+ yrs
Engineering First-Principles • 1+ yrs
Method-Based Thinking • 1+ yrs
Hardware Design • 1+ yrs

Experience

1-2 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Other
Operations

Industries

Manufacturing & Industrials

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

$105K - $138K per year

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Paid Parental Leave

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationEverett, Washington, United States
Work typeOnsite
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleMedium6/10
physicalMedium5/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh8/10
creativityHigh8/10
uncertaintyMedium7/10
communicationMedium6/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

Helion

Team size

Growing team

Location

Everett, Washington, United States

We are 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. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised $1.5 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors including Thrive Capital, LightSpeed Venture Capital, SoftBank, and others to propel us forward. Our current prototype, Polaris, has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures of 150 million degrees Celsius (13 keV). Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant, Orion.

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Mechanical Engineer, Early Career

Everett, Washington, United StatesFull Time