Electrical Engineer - Magnet Power for Fusion Systems

Type One Energy; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Stock options

Insurance plans

Retirement options

And many more great voluntary benefits

Job summary

Type One Energy in Knoxville, TN is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Magnets to design, test, and operate electrical systems for high-field magnet technology within our optimized stellarator fusion energy system. You will collaborate with magnet, power electronics, controls, cryogenics, mechanical, and systems teams to deliver reliable, safe magnet power supplies and energy handling solutions.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and a degree in electrical engineering or related fields, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Applied Physics, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, integrating, testing, or commissioning electrical systems in complex technical environments.
• Hands-on experience with magnet power supplies, high-current or high-voltage power systems, or large-scale power conversion equipment.
• Experience with energy handling, stored-energy management, discharge circuits, dump resistors, protection systems, or comparable pulsed-power applications.
• Working knowledge of grounding, isolation, interlocks, electrical safety, fault protection, and instrumentation for high-energy electrical systems.
• Experience developing requirements, specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and verification documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, integrate, and support magnet power supply systems for superconducting magnet applications.
• Develop and review requirements for magnet electrical systems, including power conversion, energy extraction, grounding, protection, and monitoring.
• Apply energy handling expertise to support safe charging, discharge, dump, fault response, and stored-energy management strategies.
• Support from an energy handling perspective the quench detection, fast fault detection, safe-state behavior, and magnet protection architecture development.
• Create technical documentation, including electrical specifications, interface control documents, test procedures, commissioning plans, and verification records.
• Lead or support system integration, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of magnet power supply and energy handling equipment.
• Work with instrumentation and controls teams to define sensing, data acquisition, controls interfaces, alarms, interlocks, and operational limits for magnet systems.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to evaluate equipment, review designs, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.

Skills

Magnet power supplies

Power electronics

High-energy systems

Instrumentation interfaces

System integration

Hazard analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Data acquisition systems

High-voltage measurement tools

Job description

Type One Energy in Knoxville, TN is seeking an Electrical Engineer – Magnets to design, test, and operate electrical systems for high-field magnet technology within our optimized stellarator fusion energy system. You will collaborate with magnet, power electronics, controls, cryogenics, mechanical, and systems teams to deliver reliable, safe magnet power supplies and energy handling solutions.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and a degree in electrical engineering or related fields, with