Director, IFE Program: Lead Fusion Tech Delivery

Xcimer Energy; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 187,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity opportunities

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Xcimer Energy in Denver, CO, is seeking an experienced Program Director to lead the IFE Program onsite at headquarters. The role oversees scope, schedule, budget, risk, and delivery of a billion-dollar program, coordinating fusion physics, targets, laser, chamber, and other subsystems to a coherent development roadmap.

Candidate combines deep technical understanding of fusion energy with proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and the ability to translate ambitious objectives into

Qualifications

• MS in physics, mechanical or nuclear engineering or related technical field.
• 15+ years leading large, complex programs in engineering-intensive environments.
• Proven ability translating technical objectives into integrated program plans with milestones, budgets, schedules, and accountable owners.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical disciplines and managing complex system interfaces and dependencies.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence at all levels.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or asylum.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, planning, and execution strategy of a large-scale, billion-dollar class program, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to matrixed engineering, science and operations teams, maintaining technical integrity and quality standards.
• Lead IFE system architecture from concept development through engineering design, technology maturation, construction readiness, commissioning, and operational demonstration.
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and schedules, with proactive risk mitigation and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders, communicating program status, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Lead resolution of cross-disciplinary technical issues and trade-offs involving performance, cost, reliability, maintainability, safety, and schedule.
• Ensure design assumptions, technology development activities, and analyses are consistent across the program.
• Establish design maturity, validation requirements, and evidence-based readiness assessments with element leads.

Job description

Xcimer Energy in Denver, CO, is seeking an experienced Program Director to lead the IFE Program onsite at headquarters. The role oversees scope, schedule, budget, risk, and delivery of a billion-dollar program, coordinating fusion physics, targets, laser, chamber, and other subsystems to a coherent development roadmap.

Candidate combines deep technical understanding of fusion energy with proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and the ability to translate ambitious objectives into