Jobs at Thea Energy

Support design, analysis, and testing of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnets. Develop analytical models, run multiphysics simulations (Ansys/COMSOL), process test data, build Python analysis tools and dashboards, document specifications and procedures, coordinate with manufacturing and vendors, and track program metrics. Identify data quality issues and contribute to magnet design, manufacturing, and test activities.

Lead and grow a team designing, building, and testing HTS superconducting magnets. Own schedules, technical specifications, multiphysics analyses, vendor management, and design-for-manufacturing. Drive tool and process adoption, integrate magnet systems with manufacturing and test, report progress and risks to program leadership, and mentor engineers to meet aggressive fusion program milestones.

Lead and scale Thea Energy's HTS magnet engineering function: set technical strategy, manage budget and vendors, hire and develop teams, and drive magnet design, build, and test milestones aligned to commercialization. Serve as an executive technical authority, represent the program externally, and own portfolio-level risk, capital planning, and manufacturing/test infrastructure.

Lead strategy, roadmap, and execution for HTS magnet engineering across Eos and Helios systems. Build and scale engineering teams, define specifications, oversee multiphysics analyses, design-for-manufacturing, vendor relationships, tooling, testing, program tracking, and cross-functional integration. Represent magnet engineering to executives, investors, and external partners.

Develop and implement manufacturing processes, tooling, and equipment for HTS magnet production. Create work instructions, BOMs, and quality criteria; procure vendor hardware; scale prototype processes to production; onboard technicians; track program milestones; and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Lead verification and validation for superconducting magnets, cryogenic and vacuum systems. Develop test strategies, design/build cryogenic/high-power test stands, analyze failure modes, manage vendors, and lead a test engineering team to ensure safe, standards-compliant hardware validation for fusion systems.

Design, specify, integrate, and commission instrumentation and I/O for a stellarator. Work includes sensor selection, I/O architecture, P&ID and cable documentation, signal conditioning, EMI/EMC mitigation, DAQ/PLC/embedded interfaces, hardware selection, field commissioning, calibration, and cross-team coordination to support plasma, cryogenics, vacuum, magnet, power, and safety systems.

Design and integrate distributed control systems for a stellarator energy plant: develop control strategies, dynamic models (MATLAB/Simulink/Python), PLC/DCS/HMI/SCADA interfaces, implement and tune classical and advanced controllers, prepare documentation, coordinate with vendors, and support verification and commissioning.

Design and implement real-time embedded control and protection systems for high-power superconducting magnet supplies and gyrotron HVPS. Develop firmware on ARM microcontrollers, FPGA/SoC, and DSPs; implement quench detection and protection logic; simulate control schemes with Simulink/HIL; validate interfaces, I/O, and commissioning tests.

Lead design and development of embedded control and data-acquisition electronics for power and control systems. Tasks include schematic capture, PCB layout, component selection, prototype bring-up, debugging, signal integrity and isolation design, and cross-functional integration with firmware, power electronics, and diagnostics teams to ensure reliable, high-performance control hardware.

Develop, validate, and deploy real-time plasma control algorithms and state estimation for a stellarator. Build AI/ML-assisted controllers, anomaly detection, and digital twins; maintain data pipelines, simulations, and integrate code into low-latency control stacks for experimental operation.

Lead strategy, design, deployment, and operation of plasma diagnostics for a planar-coil stellarator. Build and manage a multidisciplinary diagnostics team, define measurement roadmaps, integrate diagnostics with real-time controls and AI digital twins, and coordinate partnerships with national labs to validate physics models and enable machine protection.

Provide high-level support to the CEO and executive team: manage calendars, schedule meetings and travel, triage communications, draft and proofread materials, track action items and follow-ups, coordinate events and offsites, and lead special projects to ensure smooth executive operations.

Lead mechanical design and development of primary and secondary systems for Thea Energy's stellarator fusion machines. Own requirements, design trades, structural and thermomechanical analysis, manufacturability, integration, verification, assembly sequencing, and team leadership across multidisciplinary engineering disciplines through fabrication, test, and commissioning.

Lead establishment and scaling of the Quality Management System (QMS). Oversee supplier quality, incoming inspection, in-process validation, non-conformance/corrective actions, audits, and continuous improvement. Integrate quality checkpoints into engineering and manufacturing for hardware and software, and lead cross-functional quality initiatives.

Lead mechanical design and development of primary and secondary components for stellarator fusion systems. Perform structural, thermal, and electromagnetic analysis, produce CAD models and drawings, design tooling, support manufacturing and commissioning, execute qualification testing, track program milestones, and mentor junior engineers.

Lead and execute a complex hardware product development program for fusion energy: define program plans, own critical-path delivery, align requirements and validation, manage BOM/NPI and supply chain tradeoffs, communicate status to leadership, and identify/mitigate technical, schedule, budget, and quality risks.

Manage end-to-end procurement from requisition to payment, optimize procurement processes, negotiate and manage suppliers, forecast prototyping demand with engineering and finance, analyze spending to reduce costs, monitor supplier performance, and support budgeting and FP&A activities to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of critical equipment and supplies.

Lead site selection and readiness for a first-of-a-kind fusion energy project: set technical/site criteria, negotiate state and local incentives, manage permitting and regulatory interfaces, drive stakeholder and community outreach, mitigate land-use and environmental risks, and establish schedule and cost baselines for land acquisition and construction.

Lead electrical system architecture, teams, and delivery for an integrated stellarator. Own power distribution, power electronics, and embedded electronics from requirements through prototyping, testing, vendor integration, installation, and commissioning while ensuring safety, EMC mitigation, and cross-functional coordination.