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Helion Energy

Senior Power Electronics Engineer

Everett, WA
USD 154k - 187k
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About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. 

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $600 million from investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). 

Now we are working toward Polaris, which will be the first machine to demonstrate electricity from fusion, making this a great time to join Helion! Bring your skills, experiences, and determination to make a difference in the world. Together, we can make a future with unlimited clean electricity from fusion a reality.  

What You Will Be Doing:

We are hiring a Senior Power Electronics Engineer to support the core energy management system for our fusion generators. You will support various electrical energy management systems including energy delivery for the magnetics, fusion energy recovery, re-distribution network, as well as AC grid-tie networks. You will report directly to our Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

  • Design, test, troubleshoot, and support operation of high voltage electrical power systems for driving pulsed magnetic coils
  • Oversee design, procurement, construction, and commissioning of high-power electrical systems to drive pulsed coils (<1ms) at currents up to 5MA and voltages up to 40 kV
  • Develop electrical system architecture and work with designers to produce electrical schematics and installation drawings
  • Develop and vet cost-effective, scalable, and reliable design solutions via technical peer review through a design review process for each major design project
  • Collaborate with operators of generator power systems through machine commissioning and, for development machines, through the lifetime of the machine with an eye for optimization of future generators
  • Demonstrate rigorous engineering practices including management of cost, schedule, and resource estimates as they pertain to your design, build, and delivery timelines
  • Mentor and support engineering growth of other team members on the electrical engineering team as well as other technical teams

Required Skills:

  • 8+ years of experience in power systems engineering or in high-power, high voltage pulsed power systems up to 40kV, especially in the system requirement and design phases
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s level degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
  • Experience in design, fabrication, installation and test of high voltage electronics
  • Strong background with solid state switching technologies and understanding of operating characteristics of power electronic components such as IGBTs, power MOSFETs, and SCRs
  • Technical expertise in the application of engineering concepts, principles, codes, and theory, and practice with the ability to coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership
  • Advanced in electronic troubleshooting systems using standard benchtop tools such as oscilloscopes, Eloads, pulse generators, spectrum analyzers, and PCB design software
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite, LTSpice, SIMtrex/Simplis, Altium, Matlab

Compensation and Benefits

At Helion, we are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation. We ensure all our roles are competitively benchmarked and our total compensation package includes a base salary, comprehensive benefits, and equity grants, giving you a true stake in Helion's success. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to maintaining internal equity, ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams.

This is an exempt salaried role.

Annual Base Pay
$154,000—$187,000 USD

Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to: 

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families 
  • 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days) 
  • 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break 
  • Up to 5% employer 401(k) match 
  • Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance 
  • Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks) 
  • Annual wellness stipend  

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job's requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn't the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.

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