HTS Magnet Engineer
US$85,000 – US$150,000 / yr base salary
Posted 5 Dec 2023
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
Compensation
| Base salary | US$85,000 – US$150,000 / yr |
|---|
Role speciality
Fusion EnergyHTS Magnet Engineering
Useful technologies
Ansys EMCATIACOMSOLPythonSolidWorks
Preferred qualifications
Field of studyComputer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
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.
Key Responsibility Areas:
- 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
Ideal Experience & Skillsets:
- Experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design
- Experience in design using CAD software (e.g. Solidworks, CATIA, NX, etc.)
- Experience with Ansys and/or COMSOL
- Experience specifying machining, welding, and fabrication requirements
- Ability to work through and solve highly multidisciplinary engineering problems
- Ability to take initiative, work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to execute and flourish in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
- Comfortable working to aggressive deadlines
- Exceptional work ethic
- Strong team member with clear communication and collaboration skills
- Innate desire to learn, innovate, and critique ideas including one’s own
- At least a bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or related fields
- Experience with magnetic confinement fusion, aerospace, medical devices, or other highly technical industries is ideal
Company Benefits:
- Salary range $85,000-$150,000
- Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
- Employee equity stock options
- 20 days PTO