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ERCH / Heating Systems Lead

Kearny, NJOn-siteFull-time

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Leads the design, development, and operation of plasma heating systems for fusion reactors; mentors a multidisciplinary team, manages budget and vendors, and defines heating system roadmaps for Thea Energy’s flagship device.

About this role

About Thea Energy:
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.
Position Overview:
As ERCH / Heating Systems Lead, you will oversee the design, development, implementation, and operation of plasma heating systems for Thea Energy’s flagship fusion systems.
This is a high-impact, senior-level role requiring deep technical expertise in magnetic confinement fusion heating, excellent team-building capabilities, and a collaborative mindset to interface with our core fusion physics, systems, and engineering teams.

Key Responsibility Areas:

  • Lead and mentor a team of engineers, scientists, and technicians in the design, construction, testing, and operation of plasma heating systems. Manage the budget, vendor relations, and procurement of highly specialized hardware.
  • Oversee multiple plasma heating system projects ensuring technical excellence and timely delivery.
  • Serve as a technical advisor for plasma heating programs, providing guidance on system architecture, diagnostics, fusion absorption, and operation.
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in heating system design and safety.
  • Define a comprehensive system roadmap for the Eos device and future power plants, ensuring heating system capabilities align with core physics, engineering, and power plant requirements.
  • Own the conceptual, preliminary, and final engineering designs of heating systems. Ensure these systems integrate seamlessly into the spatial constraints of our planar coil stellarator.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for diagnostics partnerships with national laboratories, academic institutions, and vendors to accelerate deployment.

    • Ideal Experience & Skillsets:

  • Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in RF, microwave, or related technologies, with a focus on high-power systems.
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, high-autonomy startup environment where prioritizing first-of-a-kind problem solving is the norm.

    • Company Benefits:

  • Salary range $150,000-$240,000
  • Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)
  • Employee equity stock options
  • 20 days PTO

    • Skills

    High-power SystemsMagnetic Confinement FusionMicrowavePlasma HeatingProject ManagementRFSystem ArchitectureVendor Management

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