Senior Fusion R&D Project Manager

Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in compensation

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems seeks a Senior R&D Technical Project Manager to lead our PMO for next-generation HTS magnet systems. This role manages small to mid-sized R&D projects, aligning research outcomes with production readiness and scalable processes.

You will serve as a technical liaison to the executive team and engineering groups, drive risk-based planning, and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver on strategic targets. Equity and benefits accompany a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Masters degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field with a PMP or other Project Management certification.
• 10+ years of technical experience, with a minimum of 5 years as a project manager leading new product integration.
• Leader of people in the project management of the scale-up efforts into repeatable operational processes.
• Proven project management experience including scope/requirements definition and management, schedule management and planning, risk management, budget management, stakeholder and communications management.
• Experience acting as a technical liaison with the executive team, internal engineering teams, and external suppliers.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and the ability to mobilize multi-disciplinary teams to address complex issues.
• Functions as a collaborative team member and a servant leader, maintaining the team focused on objectives.
• Proficient in driving decision-making and execution with available resources.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of small to mid-sized R&D projects, leading and advising others in project management best practices.
• Frequently act as the primary technical liaison with the executive team, internal engineering teams, and external project management of the scale-up efforts into repeatable sustained operational processes.
• Understand and manage technical tradeoffs between research objectives and operational needs, including but not limited to scalability of the solution, design for manufacturability, material selection, coating technologies, tolerancing, etc.
• Work with others to ensure your projects are staffed sufficiently with the right skills mix to ensure the projects deliver on their commitments.
• Develop and document comprehensive project plans, outlining project scope, goals, deliverables, resources, and timeline to meet strategic targets.
• Lead a cross-functional team (matrix) composed of engineers, designers, analysts, procurement specialists, and other stakeholders to meet the requirements of the execution plan.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team culture to drive project execution and achieve collective goals.
• Monitor project timelines rigorously, identifying potential delays, devising, and implementing mitigation strategies to maintain project schedule.
• Lead the active management of risks throughout the project lifecycle: Identify risks, develop & drive mitigation plans, and keeping stakeholders informed about progress of risks through regular updates & risk reporting

Skills

PMP certification

10+ years experience

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical liaison

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Masters in Science/Engineering

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems seeks a Senior R&D Technical Project Manager to lead our PMO for next-generation HTS magnet systems. This role manages small to mid-sized R&D projects, aligning research outcomes with production readiness and scalable processes.

You will serve as a technical liaison to the executive team and engineering groups, drive risk-based planning, and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver on strategic targets. Equity and benefits accompany a competitive package.