R&D Technician (Fusion Energy)

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States; on-site. Second shift: Monday–Friday, 2:00–10:30 p.m. Occasional nights, weekends, on-call work, or travel may be required.

Salary: $30–$45 per hour plus 10% shift differential, equity, and benefits.

Company

Develops commercially viable fusion power plants and technologies to support the transition to fusion energy.

What you will do

• Assist with building new products and magnet prototypes.
• Prepare prototypes for internal and external evaluation and support product robustness.
• Monitor processes, troubleshoot equipment and production issues, and implement solutions.
• Set up, operate, troubleshoot, maintain, and perform preventive maintenance on R&D equipment.
• Support new project installation, testing, specification development, and manufacturing process establishment.
• Maintain accurate project records, provide technical assistance to QA, QC, engineering, and management, and recommend continuous improvements.

Requirements

• High school diploma, equivalency certificate, or higher.
• At least 3 years of experience using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring tools.
• 3–5 years of technical support experience or equivalent, including mechanical and electrical assembly, plumbing, vacuum systems, cryogenic systems, soldering, or wiring.
• Ability to work on-site in Devens, Massachusetts, during the second shift.
• Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and perform extended periods of standing, sitting, typing, or stooping.
• Ability to work safely around heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, and cryogenics.

Nice to have

• Composites fabrication, prepreg layup, vacuum resin infusion, mold fabrication, epoxy potting, or injection molding experience.
• Winding equipment, high-temperature superconducting materials, cryogenic chemicals, machine shop equipment, forklifts, or cranes.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs, or experience with PLC and data analysis software.
• Massachusetts 3A hoisting license.
• Root cause analysis, problem-solving, planning, organization, and Microsoft Office skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, quality, integrity, execution, impact, and self-critique are core working values.
• Equity and competitive compensation.
• 13 company-wide holidays, flexible vacation days, and 10 sick days.
• Parental leave plus health, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching benefits.
• Professional growth opportunities and team-building activities.