Design Physicist (Stellarator)

Location: On-site in Munich, Germany

Company

hirify.global is a fusion technology company developing the hardware and infrastructure for commercial stellarator fusion power plants, advancing the Wendelstein 7-X concept through the Alpha and Stellaris machines.

What you will do

• Develop reactor-relevant stellarator configurations, including plasma equilibria and electromagnetic coil system designs.
• Design three-dimensional magnetic fields that confine burning plasmas and influence reactor feasibility and performance.
• Balance physics performance, engineering constraints, manufacturability, and economic drivers in end-to-end stellarator designs.
• Integrate magnetic field requirements with hardware considerations across plasma physics, magnets, cryogenics, manufacturing, and controls.
• Build and improve production-grade software tools that support data-driven decisions across physics and engineering teams.

Requirements

• PhD or research-focused Master’s degree in Physics, Mathematics, or Engineering.
• Strong ability to solve complex multiphysics problems and work autonomously in an ambiguous hardware-development environment.
• Strong Python software development skills.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and the PyData ecosystem.
• Experience with stellarator design, MHD equilibrium, or stellarator coil optimization is advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on complex fusion technology challenges aimed at developing abundant, safe, clean energy.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team spanning physics, engineering, software, manufacturing, and business functions.
• Work with colleagues across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford.
• Join a diverse, high-performing team focused on experimentation, iteration, and practical execution.

Hiring process

• Recruiter interview lasting 30–60 minutes.
• 30-minute technical screening.
• Technical panel with three 60-minute interviews.