Diagnostician (Fusion Energy)

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States; on-site

Salary: $110,000–$185,000 per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

hirify.global is developing commercially viable fusion power plants and assembling the high-field SPARC tokamak to demonstrate net fusion energy.

What you will do

• Guide SPARC diagnostic subsystems through final design with scientists, designers, analysts, and engineers.
• Integrate expert input into diagnostic designs supporting SPARC mission goals.
• Develop assembly, installation, calibration, and commissioning plans to support first plasma on schedule.
• Integrate diagnostics with plant-level and real-time plasma control systems.
• Test and operate diagnostic systems while obtaining physics results.
• Collaborate with CFS designers, analysts, MIT-PSFC partners, and academic collaborators while contributing to a strong safety culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, civil, nuclear engineering, or a related field.
• Experience designing a new or upgraded scientific instrument comparable in scale and complexity to instruments used in magnetically confined fusion.
• Experience using scientific instruments to support an operational or research mission.
• Software development experience with Python, Matlab, C++, or equivalent for experimental data analysis and laboratory automation.
• Hands-on knowledge of diagnostic systems, such as vacuum systems, lasers, and calibration sources, with the ability to bridge engineering and physics tradeoffs.
• Ability to work around industrial hazards including strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, lead, and cryogenics; occasional nights, weekends, on-call work, travel, and lifting up to 50 lbs may be required.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and implementing a plasma diagnostic for a university-scale or larger magnetically confined fusion experiment.

Culture & Benefits

• 13 company-wide holidays and flexible vacation days.
• 10 sick days and generous parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Professional growth opportunities and team-building activities.
• Competitive compensation with equity.