Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Thea Energy Inc.; Kansas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Thea Energy Inc. in Kansas is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead the manufacturing strategy for HTS magnet production and scale-up. You will partner with R&D and operations to translate fusion physics into scalable, manufacturable hardware.

You will mentor staff, shape process workflows, and collaborate with executive leadership to define long-term capacity and capital equipment plans for rapid industrialization.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term manufacturing roadmap for HTS magnet production.
• Develop capital equipment strategy and scale-up plans.
• Mentor engineering and production staff and optimize processes.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to translate physics into hardware.

Job description

About Thea Energy:

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Position Overview:

Thea Energy is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as a technical leader and strategic driver within our operations group. In this role, you will be responsible for defining the long-term manufacturing roadmap, capital equipment strategy, and operational scale-up for our high-temperature superconducting ("HTS") magnet production. Beyond driving complex manufacturing engineering challenges, you will mentor engineering and production staff, develop organizational process workflows, and interface directly with executive leadership. This role is vital to transforming cutting-edge fusion physics into scalable, commercial-grade hardware.

It’s not necessary to meet all of the skillsets outlined above. Please feel free to send us a note and tell us why you would still be a great fit for this role or Thea Energy.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.