Jobs at Xcimer Energy Corporation

Leads the operation, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting, and upgrades of fluids, vacuum, and cryogenic systems supporting superlaser experiments. Develops operating schedules, procedures, limits, and preventive maintenance requirements; leads engineers and technicians during hands-on work; reviews post-experiment data; and resolves anomalies and non-conformances while ensuring systems are safe, reliable, and available for scheduled tests.

Design, analyze, build, test, and operate mechanical systems for laser, pulsed power, vacuum vessel, and inertial fusion equipment. Responsibilities include 3D modeling, pressure vessel design, FEA, instrumentation integration, procurement, assembly oversight, manufacturing support, testing, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration through prototype and reactor-scale development.

Leads engineers and technicians responsible for manufacturing and integrating electrical, instrumentation, and controls hardware for large laser systems. Establishes a new EI&C work center, develops scalable manufacturing processes and automation, provides Design for Manufacturing input, standardizes assemblies and configurations, and oversees cabinets, panels, harnesses, cabling, testing, and integration. The role combines technical authority, hands-on engineering, team leadership, mentoring, quality improvement, and production scaling.

Lead the design, integration, testing, and operation of vacuum systems for excimer lasers used in inertial fusion energy reactors. Responsibilities include flow analysis, pump-down and vent procedures, NX CAD design, instrumentation selection, controls integration, vessel certification, vendor coordination, troubleshooting, procurement, assembly, testing, and scaling prototype systems toward power-producing fusion plants.

Design, analyze, procure, assemble, align, and test precision opto-mechanical hardware for deep-UV, high-energy laser systems. Develop CAD models, GD&T drawings, tolerance stack-ups, FEA analyses, interface documents, and test plans. Collaborate across optical, controls, and systems engineering, support manufacturing and integration, and troubleshoot hardware in labs, cleanrooms, and manufacturing environments. Senior engineers lead subsystem designs, manage interfaces, and mentor junior engineers.

Own the complete lifecycle of large-optic mounts and supporting structures for high-energy deep-UV laser systems. Design trusses, weldments, optical benches, adjustment mechanisms, and handling fixtures; perform structural-thermal-optical and vibration analyses; validate designs through modal testing and optical metrology; create CAD models, GD&T drawings, and interface documentation; support fabrication, cleanroom assembly, integration, and troubleshooting; and mentor mechanical engineers.

Program, set up, and operate multi-axis CNC mills, lathes, and specialty equipment for precision prototype and low-volume components. Develop machining strategies, toolpaths, tooling, and workholding; perform high-precision inspections; and resolve quality issues. Translate engineering designs into manufacturable processes, collaborate with engineering and project teams, coordinate materials and vendors, and improve shop standards, equipment, workflows, and delivery speed in a fusion-energy startup.

Owns adaptive optics and wavefront control for directed-energy laser systems, including requirements, performance modeling, error budgets, architecture, vendor engagement, integration, testing, and commissioning. The role leads technical trade studies, develops risk-reduction experiments, oversees closed-loop control integration, and translates beam-control advances to fusion programs. It also establishes group standards, mentors engineers and scientists, supports hiring, and directs technical work across partner and internal teams.

Leads the architecture, performance modeling, procurement, integration, testing, and commissioning of high-speed adaptive optics for fusion laser beamlines. Owns wavefront error budgets, disturbance models, deformable mirror and wavefront sensor requirements, control-loop performance, vendor relationships, technical reviews, and risk-reduction experiments. Mentors engineers, establishes technical standards, supports hiring, and coordinates integration with laser, beamline, and controls teams.

Develop adaptive optics systems for high-energy laser applications, including wave-optics models, control and optimization algorithms, beam shaping, wavefront sensing, deformable mirrors, alignment, calibration, and hardware integration. Characterize aberrations, turbulence, thermal drift, and vibration; define optical requirements and error budgets; collaborate with vendors and controls engineers; and document testing and calibration procedures for inertial fusion energy systems.

Lead mechanical design, integration, testing, and operation of high-voltage pulsed power systems for inertial fusion lasers. Responsibilities include designing generator components and structures in NX, performing FEA, managing interfaces and vendors, supporting procurement and assembly, troubleshooting hardware, conducting testing and failure analysis, and scaling prototype designs toward power-producing fusion reactors.

Lead cross-functional business operations strategy and execution, translating executive decisions into resourced initiatives. Own operational process design, documentation, training, rollout, adoption reviews, headcount planning, forecasting, knowledge management, risk mitigation, and data workflow improvements. Partner with Finance, PMO, and executive stakeholders on economic modeling, program prioritization, budgeting, board materials, and investor reporting. Manage ambiguous operational projects through implementation and sustainable handoff.

Operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and improve high-voltage pulsed-power systems for an experimental laser facility. Perform electrical diagnostics, waveform analysis, component testing, corrective and preventive maintenance, commissioning, and system upgrades. Develop operating procedures, checklists, alarms, interlocks, and equipment records. Qualify as a Pulsed Power Controller, execute laser experiment procedures, support Shot Directors, and contribute to root-cause investigations and reliability improvements.

A 12-week onsite engineering internship supporting the design and development of laser-driven inertial fusion hardware and software. Responsibilities may include controls systems engineering, mechanical and thermal analysis, systems engineering, manufacturing, electrical engineering, simulations, nuclear engineering, optics, plasma physics, and pulsed power. Interns will work with expert mentors on real-world fusion power plant challenges.

Owns and integrates the Plant Control System across Xcimer’s inertial fusion plant program. Responsibilities include requirements stewardship, interface coordination, technical integration, budgets, schedules, risk mitigation, verification planning, commissioning readiness, procurement, and vendor management. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams across plant systems, guides decisions without direct authority, and communicates program status and risks to senior stakeholders.

Leads development of molten salt capabilities for fusion power systems, including designing and commissioning a laboratory, establishing research programs, managing experiments, and translating results into system requirements. Oversees thermal-hydraulic testing, corrosion studies, component development, salt chemistry and processing, external collaborations, laboratory standards, troubleshooting, and multidisciplinary technical teams.

Optimize manufacturing of optical assemblies and related hardware for quality, throughput, and schedule performance. Responsibilities include DFM/A, translating designs into production hardware, authoring work instructions, improving processes, supporting assembly and rework, managing configuration and procurement, maintaining equipment, resolving nonconformances, validating safety procedures, and mentoring manufacturing engineers and technicians.

Optimize manufacturing of pulsed power assemblies through DFM/A, work instructions, validation procedures, hands-on assembly support, quality improvement, configuration management, and repair or rework processes. The role translates engineering designs into operational hardware, supports production teams, manages procurement and equipment, validates safety procedures, resolves nonconformances, and mentors manufacturing engineers and technicians in an onsite R&D environment.

Lead the Power Electronics and EMI/EMC sub-department within Pulsed Power Engineering. Responsibilities include managing technical development, leading personnel, creating power electronics technology roadmaps, and defining standards, specifications, requirements, and best practices for high-voltage supplies, DC-DC converters, PCB design, and EMI/EMC compliance.

Participate in a 12-week onsite engineering internship developing laser-driven inertial fusion hardware and software. Responsibilities may include optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, manufacturing, controls, computational, nuclear, or plasma engineering. Interns will apply technical skills to real-world challenges, use CAD and simulation tools, collaborate with expert mentors, and support development of commercial fusion power plant systems.