Director, Pulsed-Power & Module Engineering

Apply; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans for

31 days PTO

10 paid holidays

Up to 5% 401(k) match

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave and wellness stipend

Job summary

Helion, based in Everett, WA, seeks a senior leader to own the architecture of Orion's capacitor bank and drive end‑to‑end hardware development from prototype to production. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and thermal systems, ensuring manufacturability and reliability at scale.

You will own cost and schedule, defend design trades, and collaborate with Research, Science, Controls, and Manufacturing to keep ahead of physics insights as the Orion

Qualifications

• 10+ years developing complex electromechanical hardware.
• 4+ years leading multidisciplinary engineering teams (electrical, mechanical, firmware, thermal).
• Prototype → production with design‑for‑manufacture mindset.
• Technical depth in power electronics or pulsed energy systems, high‑reliability electromechanical design, or high‑volume hardware production.
• Ownership of cost, schedule, and reliability at program scale; defend hard trades.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of Orion's capacitor bank and its interfaces with the machine core.
• Lead and mentor a cross‑functional team of engineers designing pulsed power modules.
• Drive manufacturable design and move modules from prototype to production at high rate.
• Own cost, schedule, and reliability for the module portfolio; set qualification bars.
• Collaborate with Research, Science, and Controls to stay ahead of physics learnings.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Electromechanical hardware

Pulsed power / high‑energy systems

Cross‑functional leadership

Design for manufacturing

Power electronics

Qualification testing

Cost & schedule ownership

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Mechanical engineering degree

Physics degree

Job description

Helion, based in Everett, WA, seeks a senior leader to own the architecture of Orion's capacitor bank and drive end‑to‑end hardware development from prototype to production. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and thermal systems, ensuring manufacturability and reliability at scale.

You will own cost and schedule, defend design trades, and collaborate with Research, Science, Controls, and Manufacturing to keep ahead of physics insights as the Orion