Materials Science Manager, Conductive Materials

Helion Energy • Everett, WA

72d • $160,000 - $206,000

About The Position

You will lead the Conductive Materials Science team, bringing together expertise in new materials design, analytical engineering, prototyping, and scale-up. In this role, you will guide the development of advanced inorganic materials for extreme environments, aligning cross-disciplinary efforts to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions that support Helion’s mission. This is an onsite role that reports directly to Director of the Materials Science at our Everett, WA office.

Requirements

• Experience with developing new metals, alloys, and multi-metal microstructure from ideation to launch.
• Experience or deep knowledge of metal processes including casting, forging, machining, grinding, and milling.
• Hands-on experience in analytical equipment to characterize metals properties including structural, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties (e.g., metallograph, XRD, SEM, TEM, TGA/DSC, ICP-MS, Fatigue tests, flexural, and tensile tests).
• Experience managing a materials science team that delivered a high-impact final product.
• Experience expanding a talent-dense team via a hiring process.
• Experience owning the schedule for a critical path facet of a milestone project.
• Successful and autonomous mentorship of employees of a wide range of expertise, experience, and backgrounds.
• Fluent in some people management systems (e.g., recruiting, timecard management, spend approval, and performance reviews).

Nice To Haves

• A bias for action and the ability to organize the team to execute with urgency.
• Favor learning through rapid prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and support subject matter experts driving the development and scale-up of advanced conductive materials engineered for extreme environments, including elevated temperature and radiation exposure.
• Own and manage the delivery of Helion’s conductive materials needs such as magnets, structural elements, and capacitors.
• Translate annual goals into objective tasks and manage month-to-month planning towards completing goals and objectives.
• Drive schedule ownership to accelerate the completion of milestones.
• Build and manage a network of collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, to develop new materials that can survive a fusion environment.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees