Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Staff Mechanical Engineer - Remote Maintenance
$152K–$230K
Devens, MA · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- At least 10 years of mechanical engineering experience and at least 10 years of technical experience in remote handling equipment design.
- 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
Leads the design and R&D of ARC’s remotely operated maintenance system and equipment, while guiding multidisciplinary teams to make the fusion power plant maintainable remotely.
What you'll do
- Lead the development and execution of ARC’s Remote Maintenance System, including radiation-hardened remote handling equipment design.
- Conduct maintenance assessments and multidisciplinary trade studies to guide plant and tokamak design for remote maintainability.
- Define R&D strategy, lead teams and projects, and collaborate with external robotics and remote-handling organizations.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Structural, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering.
- At least 10 years of mechanical engineering experience designing, fabricating, testing, operating, integrating, and commissioning complex mechanical structures.
- At least 10 years of technical experience designing remote handling equipment using robotics or remotely operated precision mechanical structures.
- Demonstrated R&D campaign leadership for novel remote-maintenance technology; expertise in actuation, guidance mechanisms, sensing, structural mechanisms, and structural analysis.
Nice to have
- Ansys; NX.
- M.S. in Structural, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering; experience with radiation-hardened equipment, mechatronics, or applied robotics.
Pay
USD 152,000–230,000 base salary per year
Tools
Ansys, NX
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