Process Engineering Manager

Commonwealth Fusion Systems; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is seeking a Process Engineering Manager to lead the design team for FLiBe systems. This position focuses on developing new technologies in an innovative and safety-conscious environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong management skills and experience in salt process design, ensuring both engineering excellence and safety.

This role is vital for expanding operations into large-scale testing facilities as we transition to fusion energy. Join us to be part of the future of energy!

Qualifications

• Experienced engineering manager with a background in salt process design.
• Ability to balance resource needs across diverse projects.
• Understanding of managing engineering and safety risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in the design of FLiBe systems.
• Contribute actively to a culture of safety and risk management.
• Oversee operations and safety in novel and extreme environments.

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. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world. We’re in the best position to make it happen. 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.

Join the power movement as a Process Engineering Manager

ARC will be the first machine to produce electricity from fusion energy, serving as the cornerstone to a new industry. ARC will strongly leverage the work that’s been done for SPARC in developing HTS magnets and other key tokamak systems. Because of its mission to deliver power to the grid, the ARC tokamak has several systems not included on SPARC. The ARC group within R&D is a growing team delivering key scientific and engineering results to push the technical readiness level of these new enabling technologies higher.

The Blanket System team at CFS is looking to grow the team as we expand our operations into larger‑scale, FLiBe‑based test loops. These test loops will operate in a novel and extreme environment, with high temperatures, chemical hazards, and new materials. We are looking for a Salt Process Engineering Manager to lead a growing team specializing in the design of FLiBe systems. This person needs to be an experienced engineering manager who can balance resource needs across diverse projects and grow a center of excellence for salt process design.

The Blanket System team has a strong practice of carrying engineering risk where appropriate while attentively and aggressively managing safety risk, and we are looking for an engineer who will actively contribute to this culture.