Manager, Fusion Diagnostics

Commonwealth Fusion Systems; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Harvard, Massachusetts, is seeking a Manager for the Fusion Diagnostics Team. The position involves leading scientists and engineers in providing diagnostic capabilities for SPARC, focusing on ionizing radiation diagnostics.

The ideal candidate will engage with a global fusion community, assuring project evolution from design to operation. While experience in tokamaks or fusion plasma diagnostics isn't mandatory, applicants bringing diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience working on a tokamak or with fusion plasma diagnostics is not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to scientists and engineers.
• Carry out responsibilities of an individual contributor on a needed basis.
• Participate in integrated diagnostic team with MIT-PSFC partners.
• Support diagnostics through design to operation.

Job description

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants and working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world. Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team. If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Manager, Fusion Diagnostics

Joined the SPARC Diagnostics Team, which is divided into three instrumentation specialist teams. The role focuses on SPARC’s ionizing radiation diagnostics that measure neutron, gamma, X-ray, and vacuum ultraviolet emission from the plasma. These measurements will be used to achieve CFS’s nearest milestone: demonstrating Q > 1 in SPARC’s first operational campaign.

Detailed overview of SPARC’s diagnostics can be found at https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article/95/10/103518/3317155.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to scientists and engineers.
• Carry out responsibilities of an individual contributor on a needed basis.
• Participate in integrated diagnostic team with MIT-PSFC partners and fusion community collaborators worldwide.
• Support diagnostics through design to operation and evolving project needs.

Qualifications

Experience working on a tokamak or with fusion plasma diagnostics is not required. Commonwealth Fusion Systems welcomes applications from non‑tokamak or non‑fusion backgrounds that can help deliver SPARC’s diagnostic capabilities.