Mechanical Design Engineer

In this role you will shape the Alpha stellarator’s mechanical design, delivering robust hardware, thermal and structural performance. You will work across physics, magnets, cryogenics and manufacturing to turn advanced concepts into a deployable system. You’ll collaborate with suppliers and external teams to prototype, validate and optimize components for a first-of-a-kind fusion machine. This position offers impact in building a scalable fusion energy solution and joining a fast-moving, interdisciplinary team.

• Develop innovative mechanical designs for major Alpha systems ensuring integration with physics and structural domains
• Perform thermal and structural analyses and implement design improvements
• Conduct materials selections and feasibility studies for net energy stellarator components
• Prototype, verify, and support manufacturing of selected Alpha components, assemblies and processes
• Collaborate with external suppliers and multidisciplinary teams to mature designs for deployment
• Support design decisions across system-level integration to accelerate path to commercial fusion energy

• Experience designing and analyzing mechanical components and assemblies
• Proficiency with CAD; experience with 3DExperience/CATIA v6 and ANSYS is beneficial
• Experience in conceptual and detailed design of mechanical/structural/thermal or electro-mechanical equipment for R&D or prototyping
• Knowledge of materials for high temperature, cryogenic, electromagnetic, vacuum environments
• Ability to work with external suppliers and multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced settings
• Proficiency in programming languages used in science/engineering (Python) is beneficial

• Excellent communication
• Problem-solving orientation
• Willingness to experiment and take risks
• Mechanical design and analysis
• Thermal and structural analysis
• Materials selection for extreme environments (high temperature, cryogenic, vacuum)