Head of HTS Magnet Engineering

Fusion Energy Base; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 215,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $215,000-$250,000

Health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ is seeking a Director of HTS Magnet Engineering to lead the design, build, and test of high temperature superconducting magnets for planar coil stellarator systems. You will own the magnet engineering roadmap, manage managers and cross-functional teams, and align magnet development with company milestones.

You will shape the organization, oversee vendor relationships, and represent magnet engineering to investors and partners while driving production readiness and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design.
• Experience leading engineering managers and multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Deep technical fluency in CAD (Solidworks, CATIA, NX) and Multiphysics simulation (Ansys, COMSOL).
• Experience owning vendor and supply chain relationships for complex, custom hardware, including machining, welding, and fabrication.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate system-level performance goals into an executable engineering roadmap.
• Demonstrated ability to build and scale engineering organizations in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Exceptional communication skills, with experience presenting to executives, investors, or external partners.
• At least a bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or a related field; advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Experience with magnetic confinement fusion, aerospace, medical devices, or other highly technical, regulated industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of the HTS magnet engineering program in alignment with company-wide fusion system milestones for Eos and Helios planar coil stellarator systems.
• Ensure the magnet product roadmap drives synergy in our technology decisions between Eos and our powerplant Helios.
• Lead, develop, and scale a multi-level organization of engineering managers, engineers, and analysts.
• Decompose and develop magnet specifications and technical requirements based on overall system design and performance goals of Eos.
• Provide senior technical oversight of Multiphysics analyses, design tooling, and data infrastructure supporting magnet development for the Eos magnet systems.
• Drive design-for-manufacturing strategy and oversee transition from first builds to scalable production.
• Own key vendor and supplier relationships for magnet hardware, negotiating quotes and ensuring delivery against qualification requirements.
• Direct tooling, manufacturing, and test infrastructure investments needed to support the magnet program.
• Define and oversee execution of the magnet testing strategy, including qualification and reliability testing.
• Own program-level tracking and reporting of progress, risk, budget, and milestones to executive leadership.
• Represent magnet engineering to internal stakeholders, investors, external partners, and the broader fusion community.
• Partner with adjacent engineering, physics, and operations teams to ensure magnet development is integrated with overall stellarator design.

Skills

Magnet engineering

Engineering leadership

CAD proficiency

Multiphysics simulation

Vendor & supply chain

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physics/engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Ansys

COMSOL

Job description

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ is seeking a Director of HTS Magnet Engineering to lead the design, build, and test of high temperature superconducting magnets for planar coil stellarator systems. You will own the magnet engineering roadmap, manage managers and cross-functional teams, and align magnet development with company milestones.

You will shape the organization, oversee vendor relationships, and represent magnet engineering to investors and partners while driving production readiness and