Member of Technical Staff - R&D Engineering

Maritime Fusion
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Skills: ["CAD","FEA","SolidWorks","CATIA","Ansys","COMSOL","PCB design","Altium","KiCad","Power electronics","Embedded systems","Mechanical design","CNC","Soldering","Oscilloscopes","DMMs","Python","PLCs","Data acquisition"]

Lead a hands-on R&D engineering role combining electrical, mechanical, and software work to design, prototype, test, and scale HTS hardware and related systems for fusion research. You will own end-to-end designs from CAD and FEA to fabrication, build our lab, and collaborate with a small multidisciplinary team to translate tokamak-level requirements into tangible subsystems.

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Maritime Fusion
Maritime Fusion
1 year ago

Member of Technical Staff - R&D Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead a hands-on R&D engineering role combining electrical, mechanical, and software work to design, prototype, test, and scale HTS hardware and related systems for fusion research. You will own end-to-end designs from CAD and FEA to fabrication, build our lab, and collaborate with a small multidisciplinary team to translate tokamak-level requirements into tangible subsystems.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build and test HTS (high-temperature superconducting) hardware including REBCO conductors/cables, high-current power supplies, energy storage systems, cryogenic cooling systems, and integrated test fixtures.
  • •Stand up and equip our R&D lab with benches, instrumentation, vacuum hardware, DAQs, and software licenses.
  • •Own designs end-to-end: CAD drawings, FEA, sourcing components, working with vendors, and leading mechanical/electrical assembly.
  • •Prototype hands-on: CNC machining and fabrication, soldering, wiring, assembling cryostats, working with LNâ‚‚, using DMMs/oscilloscopes, and characterizing sensors and circuits.
  • •Develop and debug electronics from sensing circuits to embedded control and data acquisition.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 200,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Well-rounded electromechanical engineering skillset spanning CAD/FEA (SolidWorks, CATIA, Ansys, COMSOL), PCB design (Altium, KiCad), power electronics, embedded systems, and mechanical design/fabrication.
  • •Hands-on hardware experience across mechanical builds, electronics bring-up, test setups, and system integration.
  • •Comfort with lab tools and instrumentation: CNC machines, machine shop tools, soldering equipment, oscilloscopes, DMMs, high-current supplies, vacuum pumps, and cryogenic hardware.
  • •Familiarity with power electronics and measurement/sensing circuits.
  • •Software proficiency: data acquisition, PLCs, Python scripting, test automation, and control systems.
Experience:Multidisciplinary engineeringHardwareR&D
Skills:CADFEASolidWorksCATIAAnsysCOMSOLPCB designAltiumKiCadPower electronicsEmbedded systemsMechanical designCNCSolderingOscilloscopesDMMsPythonPLCsData acquisition
Tech Stack:SolidWorksCATIAAnsysCOMSOLAltiumKiCadPythonCNCOscilloscopesDMMsLN2Cryogenic hardware

Eligibility

Visa:Will sponsor
Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Maritime Fusion
Provides cloud-based maritime operations software to optimize vessel operations, crewing, compliance, scheduling and logistics using analytics and real-time data to improve efficiency, safety and decision-making for shipowners, operators and maritime service providers.
Industry: Maritime Logistics
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