Posted 26 days ago
Physics Intern - Fall 2026
Kearny, NJOn-siteInternship
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Thea Energy is hiring a Physics Intern for Fall 2026 to work on stellarator design and fusion energy research, conducting simulations, data analysis, and literature reviews under a senior physicist mentor, collaborating with engineers, and presenting findings at the end of the internship.
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.
The Thea Energy physics team performs cutting-edge research in the areas of stellarator optimization, toroidal plasma confinement, plasma divertor and edge physics, plasma-materials interactions, and fusion neutronics. Thea Energy is looking for motivated interns to work with Thea physicists on projects relevant to these topic areas.
- Take ownership of a dedicated research project within one of our core physics areas, guided by a senior physicist mentor.
- Conduct literature reviews to guide initial project specifications.
- Run simulations or analyze data to inform Thea Energy's stellarator design.
- Collaborate directly with cross-functional teams of mechanical and electrical engineers.
- Support engineering design reviews by translating physics modeling and simulation results into specifications.
- Utilize project management tools to track tasks and long-term research goals.
- Present your findings and project outcomes to the broader technical team at the conclusion of the internship.
Ideal Experience & Skillsets:
Candidates may be pursuing undergraduate, masters, or PhD degrees.
Ideal candidates would have experience in at least one of the following physics areas:
Company Benefits:
Compensation: $18-25/hr Undergraduate and $26-30/hr Post-graduate
Requirements:
Skills
Data ScienceEnergetic Particle ModelingGit / Version ControlHigh-performance Computing SystemsMachine LearningNeutral Particle Monte Carlo SimulationNeutron Transport Monte Carlo SimulationNonlinear Constrained OptimizationPlasma ControlPlasma DiagnosticsPlasma Fluid ModelingPlasma Gyrokinetic ModelingPlasma Magnetohydrodynamic ModelingPlasma-material InteractionPython (programming Language)Scientific ComputingStellarator Equilibrium And Coil Optimization
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