Manager, Mechanical Engineering

What You Will Be Doing: 

We are hiring a Manager, Mechanical Engineer to own hardware designs for Helion’s fusion devices. You will solve diverse problems that have a massive impact on the performance of Helion’s devices while hiring and mentoring engineers and establishing design processes to increase Helion’s pace of innovation. You will report directly to our Senior Manager of Engineering at our Everett, WA office. 

You Will: 

You will set the standard for how fast Helion designs and builds hardware; ultimately delivering clean, low-cost, reliable electricity to the world. Your main responsibility will be creating a world-class engineering team, providing mentorship, modeling technical best practices, and continually raising the bar.   

• Grow and mentor a team of exceptional and multidisciplinary mechanical engineers 
• Oversee design of machine architecture, high-performance magnets, support structures, fuel systems, thermal management systems, and vacuum systems 
• Drive schedule ownership and optimization by team members to accelerate milestones 
• Drive design, analysis, and manufacturing process improvements to increase throughput 
• Interface directly with other technical teams (Research, Science, Electrical, Controls) to derive requirements and achieve Helion’s milestones 

Required Skills: 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, with a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience and 2 years of engineering management experience 
• Demonstrated ability to grow engineers, engineering leaders, and meaningfully impact the career progression of direct reports 
• Experience in working with and leading multidisciplinary teams 
• Experience managing complex engineering projects (including schedule ownership) 
• Hands-on exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, fluids) 
• Ability to apply both engineering first-principles and methodical thinking to challenging problems 

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