Co-Founder & CTO - Fusion Systems Architect

Deep Science Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Deep Science Ventures is seeking a technical co-founder to translate core scientific objectives into robust, operable, and scalable fusion hardware, while steering a high-impact commercial venture onto the global stage. The goal is to spin the company out of DSV in the coming months.

The CTO will lead technology and engineering roadmap, own architecture and subsystem integration, and drive the progression from experimental platforms toward neutron-source and reactor systems, ensuring safety and

Qualifications

• End-to-end leadership in design, integration, commissioning or operation of a complex first-of-a-kind physical system.
• Experience with a fusion device, plasma experiment, accelerator, neutron source or similar facility.
• Deep expertise in at least one engineering domain (magnets, heating, vacuum, high-power electrical systems, cryogenics, controls, or thermal management).
• Strong systems engineering capability across requirements, architecture, interfaces and verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology and engineering roadmap.
• Own the architecture and integration of the experimental platform and supporting systems.
• Translate scientific objectives into engineering requirements, specifications and test plans.
• Lead the design, construction, commissioning and operation of experimental hardware.
• Direct progression from research platform to neutron-source and reactor systems.
• Lead integrated reactor engineering and design optimization within the CSO's scientific envelope.

Skills

System engineering

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Science-to-engineering translation

Leadership of complex systems

Education

PhD in physics or engineering

Job description

Deep Science Ventures is seeking a technical co-founder to translate core scientific objectives into robust, operable, and scalable fusion hardware, while steering a high-impact commercial venture onto the global stage. The goal is to spin the company out of DSV in the coming months.

The CTO will lead technology and engineering roadmap, own architecture and subsystem integration, and drive the progression from experimental platforms toward neutron-source and reactor systems, ensuring safety and