Senior Design Engineer

Description

• Incorporate high-throughput manufacturing methods into capacitor designs to enable efficient mass production
• Contribute to long-term design strategies that reduce supply chain risks and integrate emerging capacitor technologies
• Perform detailed capacitor design analysis and lead qualification testing for upcoming fusion generator builds
• Partner with supply chain, manufacturing engineering, and production teams to scale Helion’s capacitor output from 10 MJ to 100,000 MJ annually
• Support the design of capacitors from initial requirements through prototyping, testing, and scaling for high-volume manufacturing
• Troubleshoot and resolve capacitor-related issues during integration and testing phases
• Prototype and test capacitor systems to improve energy density, reduce cost, minimize electrical losses, and enhance manufacturability
• Collaborate across engineering teams to align capacitor design with pulsed power circuit needs and overall generator performance goals

Requirements

• Proven ability to influence across engineering functions and deliver high-impact results
• 8+ years of electromechanical design experience, with a strong track record of rapid execution and solving complex problems
• Strong communication skills and demonstrated success collaborating with supply chain and production teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Hands-on engineering experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design environments
• Ability to apply physics-based first principles to evaluate and improve design assumptions
• Experience scaling manufacturing throughput and production rate
• Experience owning full lifecycle development of electromechanical assemblies

Benefits

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

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance