Senior Heating Systems Lead – Fusion RF, On-site, Equity

Fusion Energy Base; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary $150,000-$240,000

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ seeks a Heating Systems Lead to oversee the design, development, implementation, and operation of plasma heating systems for its flagship fusion devices. This is a senior role combining deep technical expertise with team leadership across physics, systems, and engineering teams.

You will own engineering designs for heating systems, manage budgets and vendors, coordinate multi-project delivery, and ensure safety and compliance while integrating with planar coil

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in RF, microwave, or related technologies, with a focus on high-power systems.
• Proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, scientists, and technicians in the design, construction, testing, and operation of plasma heating systems.
• Manage the budget, vendor relations, and procurement of highly specialized hardware.
• Oversee multiple plasma heating system projects ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery.
• Serve as a technical advisor for plasma heating programs, providing guidance on system architecture, diagnostics, fusion absorption, and operation.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in heating system design and safety.
• Define a comprehensive system roadmap for the Eos device and future power plants, ensuring heating system capabilities align with core physics, engineering, and power plant requirements.
• Own the conceptual, preliminary, and final engineering designs of heating systems.
• Ensure these systems integrate seamlessly into the spatial constraints of our planar coil stellarator.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for diagnostics partnerships with national laboratories, academic institutions, and vendors to accelerate deployment.

Skills

RF engineering

Microwave

High-power systems

Leadership

Project management

Education

PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Thea Energy in Kearny, NJ seeks a Heating Systems Lead to oversee the design, development, implementation, and operation of plasma heating systems for its flagship fusion devices. This is a senior role combining deep technical expertise with team leadership across physics, systems, and engineering teams.

You will own engineering designs for heating systems, manage budgets and vendors, coordinate multi-project delivery, and ensure safety and compliance while integrating with planar coil