Manager, Electrical Engineering
About The Position
Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Since Helion's founding in 2013, they have raised $1.5 billion from investors to propel them forward. Their current prototype has reached record-breaking plasma temperatures. Helion is continuing to iterate and on the path to the world's first fusion power plant. This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline
- 7+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or management role
- Proven ability to grow engineers and positively impact their career progression
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams with full project ownership
- Demonstrated success managing complex engineering projects with schedule accountability
- Hands-on experience across multiple engineering disciplines such as electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing
- Ability to apply first-principles thinking to solve complex technical problems
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of high-voltage circuit designs and hardware systems for Helion’s fusion devices.
- Grow and lead a high-performing electrical engineering team by providing mentorship, modeling technical excellence, and driving execution speed.
- Solve complex engineering challenges that directly impact machine performance and help deliver clean, low-cost, reliable electricity to the world.
- Grow and mentor a team of multidisciplinary electrical engineers.
- Oversee design of machine architecture, pulsed power circuits, grid-interfacing systems, and circuit modeling including plasma coupling.
- Drive schedule ownership and optimization across the team to accelerate milestone achievement.
- Lead design, analysis, and process improvements to increase engineering throughput.
- Collaborate with Research, Mechanical, and Production teams to derive system requirements and meet program goals.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
- 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
- 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
- Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
- Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
- Annual wellness stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
