Thea Energy
Director - Mechanical Engineering
$175K–$235K
Kearny, NJ · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Mar 28, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- At least a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or related fields.
About the job
Leads the multidisciplinary mechanical engineering effort for Thea Energy’s stellarator fusion systems, from requirements and design through analysis, fabrication, integration, commissioning, and operation.
What you'll do
- Own mechanical system requirements, technical baselines, design, verification, manufacturing readiness, assembly, and integration.
- Lead system-level design trades and feasibility analyses across thermal, structural, electromagnetic, nuclear, vacuum, and cryogenic domains.
- Build and lead a multidisciplinary engineering team, managing priorities, interfaces, risks, and technical standards.
What they ask for
- 15+ years in mechanical engineering, nuclear engineering, or a closely related field, including significant work on large-scale, high-performance hardware systems.
- Deep technical knowledge of at least two listed areas: structural analysis, thermal-hydraulic analysis, vacuum system design, cryogenic engineering, nuclear engineering, high-heat-flux component design, or manufacturing engineering.
- Experience managing complex, multidisciplinary hardware development programs from concept through fabrication and test.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related field.
Nice to have
- CAD (NX preferred), FEA (ANSYS preferred), and PLM systems proficiency.
- Strong understanding of materials behavior and manufacturing processes for demanding mechanical systems.
Pay
$175,000-$235,000 (base salary; currency not stated)
Tools
CAD, NX, FEA, ANSYS, PLM
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