Director - Divertor and Plasma Material Interactions

Thea Energy; Kansas; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Thea Energy Inc. seeks a Director - Divertor and Plasma Material Interactions to guide R&D, design, prototyping, and qualification of divertor and first-wall systems for the Eos and Helios programs.

You will lead an interdisciplinary team and focus on core-edge integration, plasma edge/divertor physics, and PMI, while moving quickly to resolve complex challenges in a rapidly growing fusion energy company. As part of a growing team, you’ll help establish the technical basis for device design

Responsibilities

• Lead research, design, engineering, prototyping, and qualification of divertor and first-wall systems across Eos and Helios.
• Coordinate work across core-edge integration, plasma edge/divertor physics, and PMI.
• Drive fast issue resolution with high autonomy in a growing team.

Job description

About Thea Energy:

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Position Overview:

Thea Energy is seeking a Director - Divertor and Plasma Material Interactions to lead theresearch, design, engineering, prototyping, and qualification of Thea Energy's divertor andfirst-wall systems across both the Eos and Helios development programs. This leader willlead an interdisciplinary team that will advance the technical basis for device design ofthree tightly coupled areas:

• Core-edge integration
• Plasma edge and divertor physics
• Plasma material interactions (PMI)

As part of a rapidly growing team, you'll be part of the organizational build-up of a leading fusion energy company. This role will have a high degree of autonomy and must be able to move quickly to resolve technical issues in a timely manner.

It's not necessary to meet all of the skillsets outlined above. Please feel free to send us a note and tell us why you would still be a great fit for this role or Thea Energy.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran's status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.