Thea Energy
Vice President - HTS Magnet Engineering
$240K–$300K
Kearny, NJ · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years; engineering experience in magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design, including substantial senior engineering executive 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
Leads Thea Energy’s HTS magnet engineering function, setting its technical strategy and scaling the organization, budget, partnerships, and hardware program toward commercial fusion.
What you'll do
- Set magnet engineering strategy, roadmap, organizational goals, and technical standards.
- Build and lead the engineering organization; manage its budget, headcount, and capital investments.
- Guide technical decisions and program risks, oversee supplier partnerships, and align magnet development with company leadership and commercialization plans.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of engineering experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design, including substantial senior engineering executive experience.
- Proven experience building and leading large, fast-growing engineering organizations.
- Deep technical credibility in HTS magnets, electromagnetics, or related disciplines.
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field; experience owning multi-million dollar engineering budgets and capital planning.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree strongly preferred.
- Experience in magnetic confinement fusion, aerospace, medical devices, or other highly technical, regulated industries is ideal.
Pay
$240,000-$300,000 USD base salary
Tools
HTS magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, transformer design, electromagnetics
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