Mechanical Engineer – Cable Magnets

Location: Devens, Massachusetts, United States. On-site role with occasional travel, nights, weekends, and on-call work.

Salary: $107,000–$160,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops commercially viable fusion power plants and related energy technologies.

What you will do

• Own cable magnet hardware for SPARC, ARC, or other projects from concept through design validation, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, and installation.
• Develop and iterate mechanical designs using physics, structural mechanics, and analysis techniques for metallic and composite components.
• Perform thermal, structural, electromagnetic, and finite element analyses to verify hardware requirements.
• Coordinate with R&D, analysis, manufacturing, and procurement teams to deliver program milestones.
• Diagnose production and assembly issues, determine root causes, and implement design solutions and design-for-manufacturing or assembly changes.
• Prepare design notes, technical specifications, reports, presentations, and validation documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a relevant field.
• At least 5 years of engineering design and analysis experience, including at least 2 years supporting production hardware by resolving technical issues and implementing design-for-manufacturing or assembly changes.
• Hands-on experience designing parts for high loads and/or extreme environments.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of mechanical systems, including static structures and heat transfer.
• Familiarity with the full design process, with creativity, simplicity, execution, self-motivation, self-growth, and problem-solving skills.
• CAD proficiency is required; NX is preferred.
• FEA proficiency is required; ANSYS and COMSOL are preferred.
• Ability to work in a facility with industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.
• Ability to sit for extended periods.

Nice to have

• Design experience with mechanical components beyond desktop scale, including high-power, high-mass, or high-force systems.
• Expertise in ASME Y14 GD&T principles.
• Experience in production or heavy equipment assembly environments.
• Design experience with electromagnets, vacuum systems, welding, composite materials, radiation environments, or cryogenic environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on integrity, execution, impact, self-critique, and diverse perspectives.
• Equity and competitive compensation.
• 13 company-wide holidays, flexible vacation days, and 10 sick days.
• Generous parental leave and health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching, professional growth opportunities, and team-building activities.

Hiring process

• Any offer is contingent on compliance with U.S. laws governing the export of controlled or protected technologies and information.