Principal Systems Engineer

Medium; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 201,450 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Equity

Job summary

Xcimer Energy, based in Denver, CO, is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead the integrated baseline for IFE and defense programs. You will establish and maintain traceability across requirements, architecture, and analysis, working with team leads to define the framework for design, build, test, and activation of facilities and systems.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, collaboration with stakeholders, and rigorous engineering practices to advance fusion energy technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 15+ years of Systems Engineering/Software Engineering experience.
• Experience owning the integrated technical baseline through the full SE lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to ensure successful system functionality development.
• Architect scalable verification and validation frameworks across dashboards and tools.
• Define interfaces and maintain bidirectional traceability across requirements, architecture, and documentation.
• Support defense programs with proper processes, traceability, and documentation.
• Coordinate with program teams to identify integration opportunities and new releases.
• Perform systems engineering activities per tailored standards and practices.
• Drive technical decision making and risk mitigation planning.
• Act as negotiator to optimize holistic system design across teams.
• Develop strategies for operability, reliability, maintainability, and supportability analysis.

Skills

Systems engineering

Software engineering

Data analysis

Atlassian Confluence/Jira

Stakeholder collaboration

Risk management

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements traceability

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion!

This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO.

As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will be a thought leader in Xcimer influencing and educating technical leads to capture, organize, and track the integrated technical baseline for our IFE Programs, and our Defense Programs. The successful candidate will perform leading and supporting roles in establishing and maintaining bidirectional traceability across our requirements, architecture, documentation, and analysis products. The candidate will define and maintain infrastructure, define relationships between internal and external interfaces, and communicate system-level use cases and relationships to a diverse group of stakeholders. The candidate will work with team leads across the organization to craft the key framework and documents needed to define, design, build, test, and activate our facilities and systems. We are looking for engineers to apply their technical expertise, problem solving skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact the future of energy!

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and oversight to ensure the successful development and implementation of system functionality
• Implement engineering knowledge management strategies and tools to minimize process overhead for engineering teams
• Architect scalable verification and validation frameworks across data dashboards, engineering tools, and Atlassian suite (Confluence & Jira)
• Implement the processes, traceability, and documentation necessary to support defense programs
• Collaborate with program teams, including new development and legacy systems, to identify opportunities for integration and support the development of updated releases
• Carry out systems engineering activities in accordance with tailored system engineering standards and practices
• Drive and coordinate technical decision making
• Conduct risk assessments to ensure risk mitigation plans are developed and implemented
• Act as the negotiator between multiple teams to make sure the holistic system is optimized
• Develop strategies, approaches for specialty engineering (operability, reliability, maintainability, supportability) integration, analysis and verification

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering or other technical field (e.g. mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc.)
• 15+ years of Systems Engineering/Software Engineering experience
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams and collaborating with stakeholders to drive technical innovation and growth
• Proven experience owning the integrated technical baseline for complex systems through the full Systems Engineering Lifecycle
• Experience working on development programs for large, complex, integrated systems or facilities – preferably from the fusion/energy, aerospace, or space and defense industry
• Strong technical experience in simulation, software, and data analysis, with an understanding of industry trends and emerging technologies
• Fluent with Atlassian suite tools (Confluence, Jira)
• Experience with rapid technology development, integration, and testing
• Great communication skills, ability to work effectively in teams, demonstrated execution and coordination skills
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), orlawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee of granted asylum

Desired

• Experience with defining, designing, and activating large facilities for assembly, integration, and testing for large complex systems
• Experience with high energy laser systems, optics or fusion energy systems
• Project management skills including labor estimating and schedule management
• Demonstrated configuration management experience

$201,450 - $237,000 a year

Candidates may be considered for other positions at Xcimer Energy, and our actual base salary will be determined on an individual basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. The range is published in accordance with Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and California Equal Pay Act.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Xcimer Energy is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Xcimer Energy hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Xcimer Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please seehereandhere.

Benefits

Xcimer offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; basic and supplemental life insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid parental leave for employees at the time of birth or adoption; and a 401(k) with a company match of up to 6%. Eligible employees also receive equity, allowing them to share in the company’s long-term success.

Xcimer operates under a flexible Paid Time Off (ATO) approach. Rather than a fixed number of vacation days, employees are trusted to take the time they need to rest and recharge while meeting the expectations of their role and team. In addition, employees receive paid sick time, 13 company-paid holidays, and an annual paid company shutdown. Benefits are available to regular employees, including part-time and fixed-term roles, as well as interns, with eligibility varying by benefit.