Fusion Plasma Transport Physicist — Gyrokinetics & HPC

U.S. Fusion Energy; Energy (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ seeks a Computational Plasma Physicist to architect plasma performance projections for optimized stellarators. You will apply advanced kinetic and fluid models to characterize heat, particle, and momentum transport, transforming fundamental physics into actionable constraints for equilibrium and coil optimization.

Responsibilities include developing simulation pipelines, leveraging gyrokinetic and transport solvers, and collaborating with physics/engineering teams to

Qualifications

• PhD in Plasma Physics, Computational Physics, Applied Mathematics or related field.
• Master’s degree + 3+ years in transport/turbulence modeling also considered.

Responsibilities

• Perform integrated modeling simulations to predict performance for Thea Energy’s stellarators.
• Use gyrokinetic, fluid, and reduced transport solvers for confinement and transport projections.
• Maintain and extend gyrokinetic and transport frameworks.
• Build reproducible simulation pipelines and data analysis tools.
• Use turbulence/transport insights to guide equilibrium and coil optimization.
• Collaborate with physics and engineering teams to interpret results from hardware.

Skills

Gyrokinetic theory

Transport processes

Python

C++

Fortran

Linux HPC

Education

PhD in Plasma Physics

MSc with 3+ years transport/turbulence modeling

Tools

GENE

STELLOPT

DESC

TERPSICHORE

Job description

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ seeks a Computational Plasma Physicist to architect plasma performance projections for optimized stellarators. You will apply advanced kinetic and fluid models to characterize heat, particle, and momentum transport, transforming fundamental physics into actionable constraints for equilibrium and coil optimization.

Responsibilities include developing simulation pipelines, leveraging gyrokinetic and transport solvers, and collaborating with physics/engineering teams to