Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Senior Mechanical Engineer - Remote Maintenance
$134K–$205K
Devens, MA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7 years of mechanical engineering experience and at least 7 years of remote handling equipment design experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Structural, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- Offers are contingent on compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.
About the job
Design ARC’s remote maintenance system and radiation-hardened remote handling equipment, helping ensure the fusion power plant can be maintained remotely.
What you'll do
- Develop remote maintenance operations concepts, perform maintenance assessments, and contribute to ARC’s pre-conceptual design.
- Design remote handling equipment and collaborate with engineering teams on tokamak and plant maintainability.
- Lead multidisciplinary trade studies and identify and support R&D for remote maintenance technologies.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Structural, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- At least 7 years of mechanical engineering experience designing, fabricating, testing, operating, integrating, and commissioning complex mechanical structures.
- At least 7 years of technical experience designing robotic or remotely operated remote handling equipment or precision mechanical structures.
- Experience leading R&D campaigns for novel remote maintenance technologies; proficiency in structural analysis using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
Nice to have
- Ansys for finite element analysis; NX for CAD.
- M.S. in Structural, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering.
Pay
USD 134,000–205,000 base salary
Tools
Ansys, NX
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