Electrical Engineer - Magnet Power

About the role

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, specify, integrate, and support magnet power supply systems for superconducting magnet applications
• Develop and review requirements for magnet electrical systems, including power conversion, energy extraction, grounding, protection, and monitoring
• Apply energy handling expertise to support safe charging, discharge, dump, fault response, and stored-energy management strategies
• Support from an energy handling perspective the quench detection, fast fault detection, safe-state behavior, and magnet protection architecture development
• Create technical documentation, including electrical specifications, interface control documents, test procedures, commissioning plans, and verification records
• Lead or support system integration, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of magnet power supply and energy handling equipment
• Work with instrumentation and controls teams to define sensing, data acquisition, controls interfaces, alarms, interlocks, and operational limits for magnet systems
• Collaborate with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to evaluate equipment, review designs, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions
• Contribute to hazard analysis, failure mode reviews, and design practices that meet safety, reliability, and regulatory expectations for fusion environments

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Applied Physics, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience designing, integrating, testing, or commissioning electrical systems in complex technical environments
• Hands-on experience with magnet power supplies, high-current or high-voltage power systems, or large-scale power conversion equipment
• Experience with energy handling, stored-energy management, discharge circuits, dump resistors, protection systems, or comparable pulsed-power applications
• Working knowledge of grounding, isolation, interlocks, electrical safety, fault protection, and instrumentation for high-energy electrical systems
• Experience developing requirements, specifications, interface definitions, test plans, and verification documentation
• Familiarity with superconducting magnets, cryogenic systems, fusion systems, accelerator systems, MRI systems, or other large scientific equipment is desirable
• Experience using lab and field test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power analyzers, data acquisition systems, and high-voltage or high-current measurement tools
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering environment with internal teams, external partners, and equipment suppliers

Benefits

• Hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• Many more great voluntary benefits

Location: Knoxville, TN • Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits • Contract: Permanent, full time • Reports to: Director Electrical and Software Engineering