HTS Magnet Engineer (Fusion Energy)

Location: Kearny, NJ, United States; on-site

Salary: $85,000–$150,000 per year

Company

Develops stellarator fusion energy systems using computer-controlled arrays of planar high-temperature superconducting coils.

What you will do

• Rapidly design, build, and test HTS magnets.
• Develop magnet specifications based on system design and performance goals.
• Optimize magnet designs and perform multiphysics analysis using Ansys, COMSOL, or similar software.
• Develop Python-based design tools, data-analysis software, and engineering algorithms.
• Apply design-for-manufacturing principles, support first builds, and coordinate tooling and manufacturing activities.
• Specify fabrication requirements, collaborate with vendors, execute magnet testing, and report progress against program milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, transformer design, or comparable technical systems.
• Experience with CAD software and Ansys or COMSOL.
• Experience specifying machining, welding, and fabrication requirements.
• Ability to solve multidisciplinary engineering problems and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work on-site in a facility with industrial hazards, including strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics; occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. may be required.

Nice to have

• Experience in magnetic confinement fusion, aerospace, medical devices, or other highly technical industries.
• Experience with stellarator or fusion-energy engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employee equity stock options.
• 20 days of paid time off.
• Occasional travel and work during nights, weekends, or on-call periods may be required.
• Fast-paced environment with opportunities to learn, innovate, and contribute to technically complex projects.