Senior HTS Magnet Engineer for Fusion Tech

Thea Energy Inc.; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $110,000-$180,000

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy is seeking experienced magnet engineers to join its rapidly growing team. You will design, build, and test HTS magnets for the planar coil stellarator, enabling compact, lower-cost fusion systems.

The role offers high autonomy in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment, with collaboration across internal and external stakeholders and a strong focus on delivering hardware that meets specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, build, and test HTS magnets.
• Develop specifications for magnets based on system design and performance goals.
• Optimize magnet design and run analysis using Multiphysics simulation software (e.g. Ansys EM, Structure, COMSOL, etc.).
• Develop design tools, data analysis software, and algorithms using Python or similar.
• Incorporate design for manufacturing principles and support first builds.
• Produce design specifications and collaborate with vendors to get quotes and deliver hardware that meets qualifications.
• Support the implementation of tooling and manufacturing.
• Design and execute magnet testing.
• Track and report results and progress against program goals and milestones.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Magnets

Cryogenics

Vacuum systems

Transformer design

Multidisciplinary engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or related fields

Tools

SolidWorks

CATIA

NX

Ansys

COMSOL

Job description

Thea Energy is seeking experienced magnet engineers to join its rapidly growing team. You will design, build, and test HTS magnets for the planar coil stellarator, enabling compact, lower-cost fusion systems.

The role offers high autonomy in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment, with collaboration across internal and external stakeholders and a strong focus on delivering hardware that meets specifications.