HTS Magnet R&D Engineer – Test Systems & Design

Fusion Energy Base; Harvard (MA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation with equity

13 company-wide holidays

Flexible vacation days

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is hiring an R&D Engineer – Magnets to develop high-temperature superconducting magnet designs and oversee R&D test campaigns. You will design, build, and commission test equipment and perform structural, electrical, and thermal analyses to predict outcomes.

Collaboration with I&C engineers and tight integration with production teams are essential. The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field with 2+ years in R&D/test engineering, CAD proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a science field is required; mechanical/electrical engineering or applied physics preferred.
• At least 2 years’ experience as an R&D engineer or test engineer designing, building, and commissioning complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience selecting and utilizing instrumentation and control components such as thermocouples, sensors, oscilloscope, transducers, strain gauges, heaters, flow meters, fittings, and valves.

Responsibilities

• Develop new HTS magnet designs and subsystems, including design and fabrication of R&D test samples, manufacturing processes, and test operations.
• Design, build, and commission test equipment for R&D campaigns.
• Perform structural, electrical, and thermal analyses to support magnet design and predict test results.
• Collaborate with I&C engineers to develop instrumentation and data-acquisition systems.

Skills

CAD design

Instrumentation & control

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

Communication

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens NX

ANSYS

COMSOL

PLECS

Python

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is hiring an R&D Engineer – Magnets to develop high-temperature superconducting magnet designs and oversee R&D test campaigns. You will design, build, and commission test equipment and perform structural, electrical, and thermal analyses to predict outcomes.

Collaboration with I&C engineers and tight integration with production teams are essential. The role requires a Bachelor's in engineering or related field with 2+ years in R&D/test engineering, CAD proficiency