Electrical Technician, Magnet Systems

TEAM AND ROLE

• Architect a breakthrough energy technology – Play a defining role in designing and integrating the systems that will power the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion plant, influencing decisions that shape the future of clean energy.

• Solve some of the most complex engineering challenges in fusion – Work across magnet design, HTS technology, manufacturing, structural integration, and controls, turning cutting-edge science into real hardware

• Move fast and build what matters – Join a highly ambitious, multidisciplinary team that combines cutting-edge simulation with hands-on engineering, turning bold ideas into real hardware on the path to commercial fusion.

WHY JOIN PROXIMA FUSION

• You will get to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world.

YOUR IMPACT

We are looking for an Electrical Technician to support our R&D activities across our sites in Villigen and Böttstein, Aargau. You will be responsible for developing electrical infrastructure and executing electrical installation, maintenance and troubleshooting tasks for our R&D facilities & experiments. Your work will directly enable our teams to build, test, and iterate faster.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

1. Experimental Support

You will help connect our experiments to their measurement and control systems.

• Instrumentation Wiring: Assemble control panels, junction boxes and cabinets. Wire sensors, heaters, instrumentation, and related electrical interfaces.

• System Integration: Support integration of power supplies, control panels, acquisition systems, and test equipment from an electrical perspective.

• Commissioning Support: Assist with electrical checks, verification, and commissioning of experimental setups.

• Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair electrical faults, component failures, and other problems affecting experiments.

2. Electrical Infrastructure

You will support the definition and upgrade of electrical infrastructure for our R&D program

• Electrical Connection: Power and connect our experimental setups, prototype rigs, and manufacturing equipment.

• Installation Oversight: Oversee electrical interventions by external contractors

3. Safety and Quality

Reliable operation depends on fast diagnosis and safe maintenance of electrical systems.

• Safety & Compliance: Ensure installations and modifications are safe and compliant with relevant norms, regulations and internal procedures.

• Maintenance: Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical infrastructure, test hardware, and support systems.

• Quality of Execution: Ensure that installations are neat, maintainable, and consistent with industrial norms. Maintain a safe, functional, and organized electrical environment

WHO YOU ARE

We are looking for an Electrical Technician who is safety-conscious, deeply practical, and enjoys making technical systems work reliably.

• Background: Training and practical experience as an Electrician, Electrical Technician, or similar.

• Qualification: Automatiker, Elektroinstallateur (EFZ Swiss vocational diploma) or equivalent qualification

• Safety Mindset: Good knowledge of safe electrical working practices and regulations.

• Technical Capability: Comfortable with producing and reading electrical diagrams, sizing cables and protection devices, performing modifications, and troubleshooting real systems.

• Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic R&D environment where setups evolve quickly and where engineers, scientists, and technicians collaborate closely.

Nice to have

• Driving license valid in Switzerland

• Experience in R&D environments

• Experience drawing and updating Single-Line Diagrams (SLDs) and developing power distribution networks

• Familiarity with ECAD software

• Experience with power supplies, low-voltage industrial systems, or control cabinets

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Recruiter Interview (30-60 min)

• Technical Screening (30 min)

• Technical Panel (3x60 min)

*This role sits at L2 of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information.