Magnet Power Engineer for Fusion Systems

Type One Energy Group; Knoxville (AL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Stock options

Relocation allowance

Insurance plans

Retirement options

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Type One Energy Group in Knoxville, TN, is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Magnets to design and integrate magnet power systems for our fusion energy platform. You will work with magnet, power electronics, controls, cryogenics, and mechanical teams to deliver safe, reliable superconducting magnet assemblies.

The role requires 5+ years in electrical systems, strong hands-on experience, and a focus on energy handling, fault protection, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Applied Physics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience designing, integrating, testing, or commissioning electrical systems in complex technical environments.
• Hands-on experience with magnet power supplies, high-current or high-voltage power systems, or large-scale power conversion equipment.
• Experience with energy handling, stored-energy management, discharge circuits, dump resistors, protection systems, or comparable pulsed-power applications.
• Working knowledge of grounding, isolation, interlocks, electrical safety, fault protection, and instrumentation for high-energy electrical systems.
• Experience developing requirements, specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and verification documentation.
• Familiarity with superconducting magnets, cryogenic systems, fusion systems, accelerator systems, MRI systems, or other large scientific equipment is desirable.
• Experience using lab and field test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, data acquisition systems, and high-voltage or high-current measurement tools.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment with internal teams, external partners, and equipment suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, integrate, and support magnet power supply systems for superconducting magnet applications
• Develop and review requirements for magnet electrical systems, including power conversion, energy extraction, grounding, protection, and monitoring
• Apply energy handling expertise to support safe charging, discharge, dump, fault response, and stored-energy management strategies
• Support from an energy handling perspective the quench detection, fast fault detection, safe-state behavior, and magnet protection architecture development
• Create technical documentation, including electrical specifications, interface control documents, test procedures, commissioning plans, and verification records
• Lead or support system integration, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of magnet power supply and energy handling equipment
• Work with instrumentation and controls teams to define sensing, data acquisition, controls interfaces, alarms, interlocks, and operational limits for magnet systems
• Collaborate with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to evaluate equipment, review designs, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions
• Contribute to hazard analysis, failure mode reviews, and design practices that meet safety, reliability, and regulatory expectations for fusion environments

Skills

Electrical engineering

Power electronics

Magnet power supplies

High current / high voltage

Grounding & interlocks

System integration

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Related technical field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Data acquisition systems

High-voltage measurement tools

Job description

Type One Energy Group in Knoxville, TN, is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Magnets to design and integrate magnet power systems for our fusion energy platform. You will work with magnet, power electronics, controls, cryogenics, and mechanical teams to deliver safe, reliable superconducting magnet assemblies.

The role requires 5+ years in electrical systems, strong hands-on experience, and a focus on energy handling, fault protection, and system integration.