Diagnostic Physicist

General Fusion Inc•Richmond, BC

7d•CA$145,000 - CA$175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

General Fusion is seeking a senior experimental physicist or engineer with a strong background in physics to join their Diagnostics Team as a diagnostician. The diagnostician will assist in maintaining, analyzing, and developing diagnostics to measure the properties of magnetized plasmas. The diagnostician will take ownership of a diagnostic system, providing calibrated and processed experimental data with known lineage and error. This position will involve collaboration with external experts in academia and industry. As the team scales, the role offers room to grow in scope and responsibility, including broader technical and team leadership over time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in physics, engineering physics, or related field.
Significant relevant experience in a physics laboratory environment, designing experiments and analyzing measured data.
Demonstrated experience designing, testing, and debugging instrumentation for experimental or industrial settings.
Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary projects and external collaborations.
Ability to translate mathematical and physics concepts into real-world applications.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Experience leading, mentoring, or managing technical staff and comfortable leading in a fast-paced startup environment
Motivated to grow your scope and take on broader responsibility as the diagnostics team scales.
Proven ability to work well within and across teams
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills

Nice To Haves

Background in plasma diagnostics; hands-on experience with plasma diagnostic systems
Strong programming skills (Python, MATLAB, or similar)
Experience with optical systems
Familiarity with data acquisition hardware, signal processing, and/or EM noise treatment
Good understanding of statistics and error analysis
Scientific writing (manuscripts/reports) and presentation of findings
SolidWorks or similar CAD

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, designing, operating, troubleshooting, and ensuring the data quality of diagnostic systems.
Drive improvement of diagnostic measurement by developing, testing and implementing design improvements.
Develop and maintain data processing and analysis code.
Manage collaborations with external parties to develop and validate diagnostics.
Mentor team members and help set the standard for good diagnostic practice.
Documentation and communication of designs and results.
Analyze data. Extend our understanding of plasmas and plasma compression by relating experimental data with theory and simulation
Assist in the assembly, testing, installation, calibration, and operation of diagnostic equipment as needed.