Systems Engineer (Fusion Energy)

Location: Kearny, New Jersey, United States. Workplace: On-site

Salary: $85,000–$150,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is developing a commercial fusion energy approach based on computer-controlled arrays of planar coils and stellarator physics.

What you will do

• Develop system and interface requirements, protocols, procedures, and scalable execution strategies.
• Coordinate engineering and physics teams in the design and integration of mechanical, electrical, fluid, and related systems.
• Manage system configuration control, product breakdown structures, interfaces, technical decisions, and change impacts.
• Support technical, schedule, cost, and performance analysis across development programs.
• Coordinate suppliers, vendors, manufacturing engineering teams, design reviews, and program management activities.
• Develop verification, validation, design lifecycle, HAZOP, FMECA, and design integration processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience integrating large industrial or first-of-a-kind R&D projects.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems.
• Familiarity with building, testing, troubleshooting, and scaling complex mechanical and electrical systems.
• Strong communication, collaboration, autonomy, prioritization, and problem-solving skills; ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice to have

• Experience with cryogenic, heating, fluid, vacuum, power electronics, or control systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, interdisciplinary environment focused on complex fusion energy challenges.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employee equity stock options.
• 20 days of paid time off.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.