Lead Controls Development Engineer at Helion Energy

Everett, Washington, United States

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Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in manufacturing controls within a high-volume production environment
  • 2+ years of leadership experience, managing, scaling, and developing engineering teams
  • Demonstrated success in developing engineers and leaders, with an emphasis on career growth and team capability building
  • Proven ability to lead complex engineering projects, own schedules and deliverables, and collaborate cross-functional
  • Experience designing and implementing safety systems for automated manufacturing equipment

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale a team of Automation & Controls Engineers to design, scale, and launch first-of-a-kind products into production
  • Develop and standardize manufacturing automation architectures for deployment across multiple production lines
  • Collaborate with equipment suppliers on system design, functionality, design reviews, acceptance testing, and equipment buyoff
  • Implement compliant safety and control systems (ANSI/ISO/OSHA) and produce electrical one-line diagrams and schematics for automated manufacturing equipment
  • Optimize and maintain production performance by enabling equipment data reporting (OEE and machine-level metrics), troubleshooting downtime, identifying root causes, and implementing long-term solutions

Skills

Helion Energy

Develops commercial fusion energy generators

About Helion Energy

Helion Energy focuses on developing fusion generators to make fusion energy commercially viable. Their fusion generators are designed to be smaller, cheaper, and faster to produce compared to existing technologies. The company utilizes pulsed accelerator technology, which is essential for addressing the Helium-3 crisis, a critical element for modern computing and clean energy. Helion Energy's business model involves selling these fusion generators to industries and governments seeking sustainable energy solutions, while also securing funding from investors and government entities. What sets Helion apart from competitors is their unique combination of steady magnetic and inertial fusion techniques, which allows them to create fusion engines that are significantly more efficient in size, cost, and development time. The company's goal is to have a commercial fusion plant operational within six years, aiming to lead the future of clean energy.

Everett, WashingtonHeadquarters
2013Year Founded
$567.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
EnergyIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Medical, dental, & vision insurance
401k
Parental leave
Life & disability insurance
PTO
Equity
Social events

Risks

Increased competition from Commonwealth Fusion Systems threatens Helion's market position.
Funding shortfall in the fusion industry may impact Helion's capital acquisition.
Emergence of cold fusion could disrupt Helion's hot fusion technology focus.

Differentiation

Helion's pulsed non-ignition technology offers low-cost, 24/7 power generation.
Fusion engines are 1,000 times smaller and 500 times cheaper than competitors'.
Helion addresses the Helium-3 crisis, crucial for computing and medical imaging.

Upsides

Helion aims to have a commercial fusion plant operational within six years.
OpenAI's interest in Helion's fusion power highlights potential for significant partnerships.
Helion's technology could replace current energy sources with limitless clean electricity.

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