Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

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

• Provide conceptual, preliminary and final design of systems and components for our stellarator fusion power plants.
• Act as a mentor to junior engineers on a variety of projects and systems including vacuum vessels, divertors and plasma facing components.
• Translate design requirements into functional stellarator components and systems.
• Develop system and component designs and associated technical specifications for our stellarator systems.
• Analyze and align the interface requirements between and among stellarator systems.
• Develop and validate Finite Element (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models using ANSYS, COMSOL, and other tools.
• Develop procurement packages.
• Resolve any technical questions which may occur during the fabrication efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline, Master’s degree is preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in similar engineering environments.
• Demonstrated leadership, project management, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to manage complex technical challenges.
• Expert in mechanical design principles, failure modes, and lifecycle reliability.
• Proficient in cost, schedule, and resource planning.
• Skilled in balancing trade-offs across performance, manufacturability, and regulation.
• Experience with design of first of a kind components.
• Familiarity with Computer Aided Design and Analysis software.
• Experience with design of fusion energy systems and equipment is desirable.
• Experience with Siemens NX CAD software is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience operating within a PDM environment in CAD

Skills

• Expertise in mechanical design principles
• Ability to manage complex technical challenges
• Strong project management and communication skills
• Knowledge of FEA and CFD modeling
• Experience with CAD software
• Experience with fusion energy systems and equipment
• Experience with Siemens NX CAD software
• Experience operating within a PDM environment in CAD

Benefits

• A basic salary and yearly bonus
• Hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retail options
• Many great voluntary benefits

Pay

Hightly Competitive Plus Benefits

Schedule

Permanent, full time