Magnet Analyst

Fusion Energy Base; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

31 days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)

10 paid holidays

Up to 5% employer 401(k) match

Short-term disability and life insurance

Paid parental leave

Annual wellness stipend

Job summary

Fusion Energy Base in Everett, WA is seeking an experienced engineer to own hardware designs for fusion generator prototypes. In this pivotal role, you will enhance analysis workflows, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and build software tools that empower engineers in their analysis.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fields and a strong background in analytical and computational methods, with proficiency in finite-element analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience.
• Strong background in analytical, computational and numerical simulation methods.
• Experience in analysis problems from formulation through testing.
• Experience with finite-element analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware designs for Helion’s fusion generator prototypes.
• Enhance Helion’s analysis workflow for critical structures.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Build software tools to automate analysis workflow.

Skills

Analytical methods

Computational simulation methods

Electromagnetic modeling

Thermal modeling

Programming (Matlab, Python)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics or related field

Tools

COSMOL

ANSYS

Opera

Job description

About Helion

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world’s first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. Since Helion’s founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long‑time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high‑power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world’s first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real‑world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can’t wait.

What You Will Be Doing

You will own hardware designs for Helion’s fusion generator prototypes and solve multidisciplinary engineering problems necessary for deploying fusion energy to the world, acting as a culture driver on a growing team. You will report directly to our Engineering Manager at our Everett, WA office.

• Enhancing Helion’s analysis workflow for critical structures (electromagnets)
• Running transient multiphysics finite‑element models to generate margins for critical designs
• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary engineering team to improve critical hardware designs
• Learning from in‑house experts to expand your skillset into electrical and thermal analysis
• Building software tools to automate the analysis workflow and allow Helion engineers and scientists to run their own analysis

Required Skills

You have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics or a related field with a minimum of 3 years of engineering experience.

• Strong background in analytical, computational and numerical simulation methods
• A foundation of understanding of electromagnetic and thermal finite element modeling
• Experience in taking on analysis problems from formulation through testing and model correlation
• Proficiency with multiphysics finite‑element analysis tools such as COSMOL, ANSYS, Opera or equivalent
• Experience with programming environments (Matlab, Python, etc.) for scripting, tooling or data analysis
• Desire to positively impact complex structural designs, rather than just execute on analysis

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 paid holidays, plus company‑wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.