Systems Engineer

Thea Energy; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $85,000-$150,000

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy, a frontier fusion company, seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to join an interdisciplinary team. You will manage requirements, integration, and interfaces for cutting-edge R&D programs in fusion energy.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, experience integrating large-scale industrial or first-of-a-kind projects, and strong communication skills to coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems. This role demands autonomy and fast execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering.
• Experience integrating large industrial or first-of-a-kind R&D projects.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop system and interfacing requirements, protocols, and procedures.
• Coordinate with engineering and physics teams to design systems and provide coordination.
• Convert functional requirements into scalable system architecture and execution strategy.
• Assist in management of technical, schedule, cost, and performance analysis.
• Develop protocols to inform clear and efficient decision making processes.
• Manage updates to systems and interfaces; monitor impacts on schedule, cost, performance.
• Manage system configuration control and the product breakdown structure.
• Coordinate design reviews and program management functions.
• Institute HAZOPS and FMECA programs; implement design integration processes.
• Develop verification and validation processes and lifecycle management for system designs.
• Coordinate with suppliers and internal manufacturing teams.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Project coordination

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field

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 for an experienced, organized, and motivated systems engineer. This position will work on an interdisciplinary team to integrate numerous first-of-a-kind technologies while developing scalable processes and procedures. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for the managing requirements, integration, and interfaces for one of the most consequential and cutting-edge technologies of our generation - fusion energy.

The Thea Energy team is comprised of self-motivated, innovative, and collaborative individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems. This is a challenging position that requires a high degree of autonomy, and the ideal candidate must be able to move quickly. A proven track record of leading systems engineering, excellent communication skills, and a passion for new technologies and innovation is required.

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Develop system and interfacing requirements, protocols, and procedures
• Work closely with engineering and physics teams designing various systems to provide engineering coordination and support
• Ensure the efficient and systematic conversion of functional requirements into a scalable system architecture and execution strategy
• Assist in the management of technical, schedule, cost, and performance analysis for various development programs
• Develop and enact protocols to inform clear and efficient decision making processes
• Manage updates and changes to systems and interfaces, and monitor impacts to program schedule, cost, and performance
• Manage system configuration control
• Manage the product breakdown structure
• Coordinate with suppliers, vendors, and internal manufacturing engineering teams
• Coordinate design reviews and program management functions
• Institute the processes for, and help run HAZOPS and FMECA programs
• Implement an effective design integration program
• Develop and manage effective processes for making and tracking key decisions
• Develop and implement verification and validation processes
• Implement system design lifecycle management processes

Ideal Experience & Skillsets:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering
• Proven experience integrating large industrial and /or first-of-a-kind R&D projects (e.g. power plants, manufacturing facilities, particle accelerators, etc.)
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems
• Experience with cryogenic, heating, fluid, vacuum, power electronics, and control systems is preferred but not mandatory
• Familiarity with the processes needed to build, test, trouble shoot, and scale complex mechanical and electrical systems
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to innovate, execute, and flourish in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional work ethic
• Prioritization of safety above all else
• Ability to wear many different hats
• Team player who is excited to help others
• Ability to occasionally lift objects up to 50 lbs.

Company Benefits:

• Salary range $85,000-$150,000
• Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
• Employee equity stock options
• 20 days PTO

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.