Head of Delivery & Production - Fusion System

Pacific Fusion; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in clean energy is seeking a Head of Delivery & Production to oversee the construction of a high-gain fusion demonstration system. This role involves managing complex projects, aligning teams, and ensuring timely delivery within budget. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware systems and a strong leadership background. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Equity plan

6% employer 401k matching

Generous paid time off

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Qualifications

• Experience owning the delivery of a major hardware system.
• Ability to influence and program manage engineers and scientists.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production, integration, and construction of fusion system.
• Align science and engineering departments with project timelines.
• Build and lead a team across supply chain and production.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Education

PhD

Job description

Head of Delivery & Production - Fusion System

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Base pay range

$260,000.00/yr - $325,000.00/yr

About Pacific Fusion

Pacific Fusion was founded in 2023 with the mission to power the world with abundant, affordable, clean energy.

We are rapidly designing and building a pulsed magnetic fusion system to achieve net facility gain (more fusion energy output than stored energy input). In parallel, we are developing the key components required to build affordable fusion systems.

Our plans are ambitious. We have raised over $900M so far from incredible investors, resourcing us to deliver on these plans. We are bringing together the best scientists, engineers, and operators from the fusion community, hard tech industry, and other sectors. We are united by a shared sense of urgency to provide clean power for the world, particularly managing climate change while meeting growing global energy demand. You can read more about us in this letter from our founders.

About The Role

Job Overview:

As Head of Delivery - Fusion System, you will be responsible for overseeing theproduction, integration, and construction of PF’s high-gain fusion demonstration system. This will be a high-gain fusion system that demonstrates net facility gain and will have its own site, facilities, and infrastructure. You will work across all of the science and engineering organizations to ensure that their components and systems are procured, tested, and assembled on time and on budget to achieve the completion of our system by 2030.

Responsibilities:

• Own the delivery of our fusion demonstration system, including schedule, budget, production, and assembly
• Align all science and engineering departments around the project timelines and ensure the successful build and integration of their systems
• Build and lead a team across: supply chain, quality, reliability, manufacturing, production, assembly
• Own relationships with EPCs and vendors that will contribute to the construction of our fusion demonstration system
• Develop a program that includes: risk analysis, risk management, fault tolerance, and procurement for a system that has thousands of components
  
  

Qualifications:

• Experience owning the delivery of a major hardware system that requires complex facilities and thousands of interdependencies
• Ability to influence and program manage engineers and scientists across a range of extremely technical disciplines
• A history of creating processes and programs that deliver projects on time and budget
  
  

Preferred but not required:

• Experience delivering first-of-a-kind systems
• Experience working in a startup and developing the Delivery function while delivering the project
• Experience working in industries such as: fusion, energy, aerospace, chemicals
• Experience working closely with PhD scientists and R&D technology organizations
  
  

Benefits:

• Industry-competitive salary
• Equity plan
• 6% employer 401k matching
• Generous paid time off (including sick leave, vacation, paid family leave)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
  
  

Actual base salary offered will be determined by: experience, skills, and work location. This range is for base salary, our total compensation includes equity and benefits. We welcome you to apply even if your expectations are outside our listed range.

Pacific Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pacific Fusion is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures and throughout employment. If you need assistance or any accommodation, please let us know.

Pacific Fusion does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies without a fully executed recruitment agreement in place. In the absence of such agreement, Pacific Fusion reserves the right to pursue and hire any candidates without an obligation to pay fees. Agencies are requested not to contact Pacific Fusion hiring managers or employees regarding recruiting services.

Compensation Range: $260K - $325K

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

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