Senior Electrical Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About the Company

This company was founded to enable a future with affordable, reliable, and clean energy. By making fusion energy a reality, they are enabling a step change in the future of energy generation. They differentiate from other companies by rapidly building, testing, and iterating on their designs, not just theorizing and modeling. Their prototypes are doing fusion every day!

Building the world's first energy producing fusion generators requires a creative and diverse team of engineers, scientists, and builders. If you are passionate about solving one of the world's most pressing challenges, this opportunity is for you.This is a direct hire, permanent placement position for a client of AdAstra Talent Advisors.

About the Role

Our Client is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support the core energy management system for their 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 the Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering in their Seattle area office.

Responsibilities

• 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 (
• 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

Requirements

Experience in design, fabrication, installation and test of high voltage electronics

Logistical Requirements

ITAR Requirement

Benefit Highlights

Our client's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.

This is an exempt salaried role.

In addition to base salary, you may also be eligible for :

Equal Opportunity

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. They evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

About AdAstra

AdAstra Talent Advisors is a headhunting and talent advising firm focused on the Climate, Space, and Defense sectors of Hard Tech. We specialize in pairing highly technical and executive talent with some of the world’s leading Hard Tech startups.At AdAstra, we catalyze the innovations that future generations depend on by placing the right people in the right seats. Our dedicated work enables inconceivable technology from Earth, to the stars. And it’s all because of trailblazing talent like you - those driven to do what’s never been done before. We care about long term relationships with both candidates and companies. Even if the role we initially discuss isn’t a perfect fit, it’s likely we’ll have something relevant to share with you in the future.

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