Fuel Cycle Engineering Lead

Overview

Lead team to design, integrate, and deliver fuel cycle systems for Helion's next-gen fusion plant.

Key Responsibilities

• system design
• design review
• risk analysis
• project planning
• team leadership
• mentorship

Tasks

-Collaborate cross-functionally with Special Projects, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and broader engineering teams to define interface requirements, deliver fully integrated system designs, and delegate work appropriately -Translate strategic goals into actionable objectives, managing month-to-month planning, schedules, and priorities to ensure reliable and on-time delivery of high-impact projects -Lead, develop, and empower a multidisciplinary team of engineers owning the architecture, design, procurement, installation, and validation of Orion’s fuel cycle systems -Set the standard for design excellence by developing and reinforcing robust processes for fuel cycle system design reviews, bills of design, risk analyses, and mitigations, and management of change -Drive design risk reduction by partnering with the Fuel Cycle Operations and R&D teams to test and validate design assumptions on in-house pilot scale systems and Polaris, enabling confident system delivery -Mentor and grow engineering talent, fostering technical depth, accountability, and career development

Requirements

• process design
• team leadership
• mentorship
• bachelor's
• 5+ years
• startup

What You Bring

-Comfort operating in a startup environment with change, ambiguity, and rapid execution -Experience designing, delivering, and integrating pilot- or commercial-scale process systems -Experience managing a multidisciplinary engineering team in a fast-paced environment -5+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in an engineering leadership role -Strong record of mentorship with demonstrated ability to coach and develop engineers -Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field -Experience balancing design work, validation testing, and development projects in parallel -Hands-on familiarity with chemical, mechanical, thermal and/or fluid systems engineering

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Benefits

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

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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