Senior Electrical Systems Engineer (Fusion Power)

Location: On-site in Everett, Washington, United States

Salary: $200,000–$240,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a fusion power company developing the Polaris prototype and the Orion fusion power plant to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable electricity.

What you will do

• Lead the architecture and design of electrical subsystems for next-generation fusion machines.
• Define, maintain, and own system and subsystem requirements with traceability from top-level objectives to implemented hardware.
• Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents covering electrical, controls, and mechanical interfaces between subsystems and suppliers.
• Plan and execute verification activities, including testing, hardware bring-up, prototyping, and troubleshooting.
• Own the integration of new hardware and subsystems during development and commissioning.
• Drive collaboration across electrical, controls, mechanical, and test teams while mentoring junior engineers and improving engineering processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in electrical systems engineering, integration, testing, or hardware development.
• Experience leading system or subsystem architecture and defining electrical subsystem interactions.
• Proven experience owning technical requirements and Interface Control Documents.
• Expertise reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and interconnect documentation.
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, system safety, reliability methods, and cross-disciplinary engineering leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience in aerospace, automotive, robotics, energy systems, or other safety-critical industries.
• Experience with large-scale electrical hardware, power distribution, sensing, controls integration, and high-voltage or high-current systems.
• Knowledge of requirements management and PLM tools such as Flow, Jama, DOORS, Teamcenter, or Confluence.
• Experience with system-level integration testing, instrumentation, automation, data analysis, or electrical interconnect standards such as IPC/WHMA-A-620.
• Experience leading hardware development from concept through deployment with suppliers and cross-disciplinary teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their families.
• 31 days of paid time off, including vacation and sick days.
• Ten paid holidays and a company-wide winter break.
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match.
• Disability and life insurance, paid parental leave of up to 16 weeks, and an annual wellness stipend.