Principal Mechanical Engineer

What You Will Be Doing:

We are hiring a Principal Mechanical Engineer to own hardware designs for Helion's fusion generator prototypes. You will solve multidisciplinary engineering problems that are necessary for deploying fusion energy to the world and act as a culture driver on a growing team. You will report directly to our Senior Manager of Engineering at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

• Own and understand subsystem designs such as electromagnetic, structural, fluid, thermal and control systems, and improve their requirements
• Learn from historical engineering approaches, design novel hardware, and test your solutions
• Design fusion hardware within 3D CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
• Perform analysis with tools like ANSYS and hold design reviews to gather feedback and iterate to a fully functioning system
• Learn from experts to expand your engineering skillset and domain knowledge
• Work hands-on alongside experienced technicians to implement your hardware designs
• Troubleshoot hardware issues as they arise on integrated fusion generators

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years experience or master's degree and 8+ years of experience
• Professional experience delivering on full-scope engineering projects (including schedule ownership)
• Experience applying engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems
• Hands-on exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluids)
• Advanced experience with CAD software (e.g. NX, Solidworks)
• Advanced experience with FEA software (e.g. ANSYS Maxwell, FEMAP)
• Advanced experience with GD&T and generating engineering drawings per ASME Y14.5