Materials Science Manager, R&D

Overview

Lead R&D Materials Science team developing/testing materials for fusion environments.

Key Responsibilities

• schedule management
• collaboration
• lab infrastructure
• materials monitoring
• predictive modeling
• ion beam

Tasks

-Translate annual goals into objective tasks and manage month-to-month planning towards completing goals and objectives. Drive schedule ownership to accelerate the completion of milestones -Build and manage a network of collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, to develop new materials that can survive a fusion environment -Lead, develop, and support subject matter experts driving the development and deployment of new lab infrastructure, driving materials monitoring technologies and developing predictive models to extend material performance and reliability -Own and manage the delivery of Helion’s R&D materials needs such as implementation of equipment and methodology to condition materials including an ion beam and H/He implantation, development of in-situ materials monitoring techniques to optimize operational conditions that lengthen materials service life, and development of data models to quantify impact of radiation on materials’ health

Requirements

• matlab
• comsol
• python
• ndt
• r&d management
• rapid prototyping

What You Bring

-Experience (i) managing an R&D team that delivered a high-impact final product, (ii) expanding a talent-dense team via a hiring process, and (iii) owning the schedule for a critical path facet of a milestone project -Deep knowledge of NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) technologies to monitor materials integrity -Successful and autonomous mentorship of employees of a wide range of expertise, experience, and backgrounds, demonstrated e.g., via several performance review cycles and successful coaching of direct reports -The ideal candidate would have a bias for action, know how to organize the team to execute with urgency, and favor learning through rapid prototyping -Experience with data-driven Multiphysics modeling including knowledge of MATLAB, COMSOL, and/or Python -Fluent in some people management systems (e.g., recruiting, timecard management, spend approval, and performance reviews) and applying company policies as described in an employee handbook -Experience setting up large infrastructure and complex equipment

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Benefits

-Annual wellness stipend -31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days) -Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families -Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks) -Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance -10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break -Up to 5% employer 401(k) match

About Helion

-Pursues a bold vision: taming the power of stars on Earth through fusion energy. -Develops magneto-inertial fusion technology, merging plasma at extreme speeds and capturing energy directly. -Pioneers in aneutronic fusion, recycling byproducts to generate helium-3, a sustainable fuel source. -Shifts from lab-scale to industrial-scale fusion with the Polaris device, supported by legal agreements. -Aims for rapid iteration with reactor designs capable of one pulse per second, enabling modular fusion systems.

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