Plasma Physicist

Stellarex Energy; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

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Health and dental coverage

Professional development support

Relocation assistance

Descripción de la vacante

Stellarex Energy in the Greater Toronto Area is seeking a highly technical Plasma Physicist to drive the physics design and optimization of its prototype stellarator facility. You will optimize 3D magnetic field geometry, integrating advanced numerical modeling with engineering coil design.

Reporting to project leadership, you will bridge fundamental physics with practical engineering requirements, collaborating with magnet engineers and contributing to high-beta stability and advanced

Formación

• PhD in plasma physics or closely related computational field with a strong focus on numerical methods.
• 5+ years post-doctoral or senior research experience in computational plasma physics and magnetic confinement optimization.
• Deep mastery of 3D magnetic equilibrium, neoclassical transport, gyrokinetics, or fast ion orbit dynamics.
• Experience developing, modifying, or deploying physics simulation codes and multi-objective optimization tools.
• Ability to collaborate with magnet engineering teams and communicate complex physics baselines to leadership.

Responsabilidades

• Optimize 3D non-axisymmetric magnetic configurations to maximize plasma performance and stability.
• Model fast ions and alpha confinement to minimize losses and manage heat loads.
• Analyze micro-instabilities and gyrokinetic turbulence to improve energy confinement.
• Evaluate 3D MHD equilibrium and high-beta stability for robust operations.
• Translate magnetic flux surfaces into engineering requirements for coil designers.

Conocimientos

3D magnetic geometry

Neoclassical transport

Gyrokinetics

Fast ion dynamics

Optimization algorithms

Educación

PhD in Plasma Physics

Herramientas

VMEC

STELLOPT

ROSE

NEO

Descripción del empleo

At Stellarex Energy, we are building foundational technology for the clean energy transition by harnessing stellarator fusion to provide safe, reliable, and carbon-free baseload power. Turning this ambitious physics and engineering goal into industrial reality requires an exceptional, mission-driven team. If you are ready to solve one of humanity's greatest technological challenges and build transformative hardware from the ground up, we invite you to join our team in the Greater Toronto Area.

Role Overview

Stellarex Energy is seeking an outstanding, highly technical Plasma Physicist to drive the physics design and optimization of our prototype stellarator facility in the Greater Toronto Area. Reporting to the technical leadership of the project, you will serve as a technical specialist in optimizing 3D magnetic field geometry to achieve superior plasma confinement. In this key role, you will integrate advanced numerical modeling and theoretical physics across plasma shaping, fast particle/alpha confinement, turbulent transport reduction, energy confinement scaling, and high-beta equilibrium, bridging fundamental physics calculations directly into engineering coil design baselines.

Core Responsibilities

• Magnetic Geometry Optimization: Drive the multi-variable optimization of 3D non-axisymmetric magnetic field configurations to maximize plasma performance, stability, and operational margins.
• Fast Particle & Alpha Confinement: Execute physics modeling and codes to minimize energetic ion/alpha particle losses, ensuring neoclassical transport optimization and robust heat load management.
• Turbulence & Transport Control: Analyze micro-instabilities, gyrokinetic turbulence, and turbulent transport reduction strategies to enhance global energy confinement times.
• High-Beta Stability & Equilibrium: Evaluate 3D MHD equilibrium, finite-beta stability limits, and magnetic island divertor topologies to support stable, high-density plasma operations.
• Engineering Physics Integration: Translate optimized magnetic flux surfaces and boundary conditions into actionable engineering requirements for high-field superconducting magnet coil designers.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Ph.D. in Plasma Physics, Nuclear Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related computational field.
• Experience: 5+ years of post-doctoral or senior research experience executing computational plasma physics and magnetic confinement optimization programs.
• Stellarator Physics Expertise: Deep technical mastery in 3D magnetic equilibrium (e.g., VMEC), neoclassical transport (e.g., STELLOPT, ROSE, NEO), gyrokinetics, or fast ion orbit dynamics.
• Computational & Codes Mastery: Proven track record developing, modifying, or deploying physics simulation codes, multi-objective optimization algorithms, and magnetics modeling tools.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to collaborate seamlessly with magnet engineering teams, and communicate complex physics baselines to technical leadership.

Stellarex offers an industry-leading competitive base salary paired with meaningful company equity options, providing direct ownership in our long-term enterprise growth.

• comprehensive health and dental coverage
• professional development support
• relocation assistance to the Greater Toronto Area.

Stellarex Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity.