Thea Energy
Director - HTS Magnet Engineering
$215K–$250K
Kearny, NJ · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years; engineering experience in magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design, including significant engineering-organization leadership experience.
- Education
- At least a bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or a related field; advanced degree strongly preferred.
About the job
Provides strategic and technical leadership for the design, manufacturing, and testing of high-temperature superconducting magnets used in Thea Energy’s planar-coil stellarator systems.
What you'll do
- Own the magnet engineering roadmap, program execution, milestones, budget, and risk reporting.
- Lead and grow engineering teams; oversee magnet design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing.
- Manage supplier relationships and manufacturing, tooling, and test-infrastructure investments.
What they ask for
- 10+ years of engineering experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design, including significant experience leading engineering organizations.
- Experience managing and developing engineering managers and multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Technical fluency in CAD (Solidworks, CATIA, NX) and Multiphysics simulation (Ansys, COMSOL).
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in a listed or related field; ability to work around the stated industrial hazards and meet physical and schedule requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience in magnetic confinement fusion, aerospace, medical devices, or other highly technical, regulated industries.
- Advanced degree.
Pay
$215,000-$250,000 (base salary)
Tools
Solidworks, CATIA, NX, Ansys, COMSOL
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