Real-Time Fusion Plasma Modeling Scientist

Type One Energy Group; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Stock options

Insurance plans

Retirement options

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Type One Energy Group seeks a Computational Physicist to develop multi-fidelity MHD-Edge-Divertor modeling for optimization, stability, equilibrium reconstruction, and synthetic diagnostics. Candidates will contribute to high-performance simulation tools and real-time plasma control for Infinity One and Infinity Two programs.

The role emphasizes integrating accelerated solvers, diagnostics, and control systems to enable between-shot analysis and AI-enhanced validation, working within a fusion

Qualifications

• Experience with equilibrium reconstruction tools for magnetic fusion.
• Familiarity with stellarator reconstruction concepts is a plus.
• Ability to work in a shared development workspace and manage code.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advance multi-fidelity MHD-Edge-Divertor modeling framework.
• Integrate solvers with diagnostics, actuators, and control systems.
• Support real-time plasma optimization and data-driven validation.
• Contribute to high-performance simulation tools and diagnostics.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Fortran

Git

MPI/OpenMP

GPU computing

Unix/Linux

Real-time control

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Confluence

Slurm

CUDA

Job description

Type One Energy Group seeks a Computational Physicist to develop multi-fidelity MHD-Edge-Divertor modeling for optimization, stability, equilibrium reconstruction, and synthetic diagnostics. Candidates will contribute to high-performance simulation tools and real-time plasma control for Infinity One and Infinity Two programs.

The role emphasizes integrating accelerated solvers, diagnostics, and control systems to enable between-shot analysis and AI-enhanced validation, working within a fusion