Senior Manager, Materials and Process Engineering

Commonwealth Fusion Systems; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Harvard, Massachusetts is seeking a Senior Manager for Materials and Process Engineering. This role leads engineering teams focused on materials used in fusion energy applications, supporting the SPARC project and future fusion power plants.

The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in Materials Science or Engineering and experience in managing engineering teams and developing material specifications. Great opportunity to be part of cutting-edge fusion technology advancements.

Qualifications

• Lead and manage multi-discipline engineering teams focused on materials.
• Experience in developing and defining engineering materials specifications.
• Strong ability to collaborate with design teams and support R&D projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering thrust within M&P and manage multiple engineering discipline teams.
• Serve as a centralized resource across engineering design teams.
• Maintain and mature the standard engineering practices in M&P.

Skills

Engineering management

Materials processing

Team leadership

Education

Advanced degree in Materials Science or Engineering

Tools

Materials libraries

CAD software

Job description

About Commonwealth Fusion Systems

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy.

Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.

We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world.

Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team.

If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you.

Senior Manager, Materials and Process Engineering

The Materials and Processing (M&P) Department at CFS supports design engineers, supply chain, and manufacturing by selecting materials, unambiguously defining materials and processing routes, validating and measuring those materials and their properties, and conducting R&D to develop new materials and processes to enable fusion power deployment. M&P at CFS is organized around three primary thrusts: engineering, test and characterization, and development programs. The work is undertaken in support of delivering SPARC, the net energy tokamak under construction in Devens, MA, and ultimately in designing the ARC fusion power plant. These devices pose unique materials challenges including neutron fluxes produced by deuterium-tritium fusion, high heat loads, molten salt coolant systems, complex component topologies, high magnetic fields, and high mechanical loading in cryogenic conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering thrust within M&P, managing a functional group comprising multiple engineering discipline teams—including metals and alloys, welding and joining, composites and polymers, coatings and special processes, and ceramics.
• Serve as a centralized matrix resource across engineering design teams and development projects.
• Maintain and mature the standard engineering practice in M&P, including the generation of materials/process specifications, definition of design materials allowables, maintenance of materials libraries, and more.