Key Responsibility Areas:
Lead cross-functional manufacturing and operations programs from concept through pilot production, including process and equipment design, installation, qualification, and ramp.
Oversee the selection, qualification, and management of external custom manufacturing vendors, ensuring adherence to specifications, quality standards, and delivery schedules.
Guide the transition from prototype to large-scale manufacturing, including the integration of large equipment and continuous process manufacturing techniques.
Provide regular, detailed program updates to leadership and stakeholders, highlighting progress, technical challenges, and proposed solutions.
Establish and track key manufacturing readiness metrics (equipment readiness, process capability, throughput, yield etc.)
Proactively identify and manage technical, schedule, budget, and quality risks. develop effective mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
Ideal Experience & Skillsets:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs ideally involving large scale hardware development in climate tech, aerospace, nuclear, or related industries.
Demonstrated experience of working in a manufacturing ramp setting and delivering concept and pilot scale manufacturing development milestones.
Demonstrated ability to work deeply with technical teams (physics, mechanical engineering, magnet engineering, manufacturing engineering) and solve first of a kind problems.
Strong understanding of design and manufacturing processes and the realities of design, build, test cycles.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across engineering, operations, and leadership teams.
Proven ability to distill complex technical programs into clear risks, decisions, and priorities for leadership audiences.
Comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment, with high ownership and ambiguity.
Manufacturing roadmap development experience.
Nice to have:
Company Benefits:
- Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
Employee equity stock options
20 days PTO
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field
- 5+ years leading complex, multidisciplinary engineering programs
- Experience with large-scale hardware development, ideally in climate tech, aerospace, nuclear, or related industries
- Experience working in a manufacturing ramp setting and delivering concept- and pilot-scale manufacturing milestones
- Ability to work deeply with technical teams and solve first-of-a-kind problems
- Strong understanding of design and manufacturing processes and design-build-test cycles
- Excellent communication and cross-functional influencing skills
- Ability to distill complex technical programs into risks, decisions, and priorities for leadership
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment with high ownership and ambiguity
- Manufacturing roadmap development experience
What We Do
Thea Energy is a fusion energy company dedicated to creating a limitless source of zero-emission energy for a sustainable future. By reinventing the stellarator using arrays of mass-manufacturable magnets and dynamic software controls, they aim to commercialize scalable and economical fusion power systems, transitioning from scientific research to practical, commercial operations.
