R&D Engineer

✨ About The Role

- The R&D Engineer will contribute to the development of technology and knowledge for designing, building, and measuring FRC fusion devices. - Responsibilities include controlling pulsed power and high-energy systems, including mega-joule capacitor systems. - The role involves designing and building plasma and high-energy experiments and tests, as well as working with large-scale vacuum systems. - Understanding plasma physics, particularly in creating FRCs and designing diagnostics, is a key aspect of the job. - The engineer will control fusion generators using LabView-based control systems and solve data collection problems in a fast-pulse EMI environment. - Critical reasoning skills will be necessary to identify strengths and weaknesses of different technical solutions. - Collaboration with other teams to develop technical solutions will be an essential part of the role.

⚡ Requirements

- A successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience or a Master's degree with 2 years of experience in aerospace, mechanical engineering, physics, or a related field. - Extensive hands-on hardware experience is essential, particularly in building, fixing, and modifying high vacuum chamber systems or high-voltage capacitor/power supplies. - Proven experience in designing, building, and operating complex experiments is crucial, including the ability to upgrade, diagnose, and improve systems. - Experience working with fusion plasmas or electric propulsion thrusters will be highly beneficial. - The ideal candidate should demonstrate a strong ability to rapidly learn new systems and technologies while taking ownership of portions of larger projects. - A strong track record of tackling complex problems and accomplishing challenging objectives with some supervision is necessary. - The candidate should possess excellent collaborative skills and the ability to communicate effectively as a team member, with experience in mentoring junior team members.