Senior Manager, Electrical Engineering

Helion; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

31 Days of PTO

401(k) match up to 5%

Paid parental leave

Annual wellness stipend

Job summary

A leading fusion power company in Everett, WA seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the design and execution of electrical systems for clean energy. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of engineering experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record in managing complex projects. This role offers a competitive benefits package, including health plans, generous PTO, and a 401(k) match. Join a team committed to changing the future of energy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience and 3+ years of engineering management experience required.
• Experience in taking problems from concept to design and deployment necessary.
• Hands-on exposure to various electrical disciplines is needed.

Responsibilities

• Set the standard for design and build of electrical systems.
• Create a world-class engineering team.
• Manage high-energy power circuits end-to-end.
• Collaborate to improve generator performance.

Skills

Leadership

Electrical engineering

Project management

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Electrical systems

Job description

Overview

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

Responsibilities

You will be:

• Set the standard for how fast Helion designs and builds electrical systems and ultimately delivers clean, low-cost, and reliable electricity to the world
• Create a world-class engineering team and continually raise the bar for speed of execution and technical rigor
• Manage the team’s end-to-end ownership of high-energy power circuits (kVDC, kVAC, kA, MJ)
• Accelerate Helion’s development of custom grid tie-in hardware and/or implementation of highly efficient off-the-shelf components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve generator performance and reliability
• Develop and maintain a roadmap to mass-production, optimizing for scalability and cost

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum of 10+ years of engineering experience and 3+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience in taking multidisciplinary problems from concept to design, manufacturing, test, and deployment
• Autonomous ownership of complex engineering projects (including schedule ownership)
• Exceptional leadership of engineers with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds
• Hands-on exposure to a variety of electrical disciplines
• Ability to apply engineering first-principles and analytical rigor to challenging problems
• Success scaling complex systems while reducing design iteration time with a lean team

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.