Lead Helion’s Materials Interactions and Diagnostics team to innovate materials for extreme environments in fusion power applications.
Posted by employer 4 months ago
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Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Master's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Senior Manager of Materials Science at Helion leads the Materials Interactions and Diagnostics team, focusing on the development and implementation of advanced materials for extreme fusion environments. This role requires extensive experience in materials characterization, degradation mechanisms, and multiphysics modeling, along with a strong background in managing R&D teams. Ideal candidates will have over a decade of industry experience and a proven track record in delivering complex technologies. Helion's mission to revolutionize energy through fusion makes this a critical position in a rapidly evolving field.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Manager, Materials Science role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Everett, WA.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Senior Manager, Materials Science role.
- Where is the role based?
- Helion is hiring for this position in Everett, WA.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: COMSOL, Chemical Engineering, MATLAB, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Helion targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Manager, Materials Science role at Helion.
From the original posting
What You Will Be Doing:
You will lead Helion’s Materials Interactions and Diagnostics team with a strong focus on developing and deploying critical capabilities that enable the design, testing, and monitoring of materials for extreme environments. You will oversee the delivery of key R&D tools and guide a team of subject matter experts to meet Helion’s materials innovation goals. This onsite position is based in our Everett, WA office and reports to the Director of Materials Science.
You Will:
Set the strategic vision for Materials Interactions and Diagnostics, establishing long-term technical roadmaps spanning characterization, modeling, monitoring, and lifetime prediction in fusion-relevant environments.
Lead, develop, and support subject matter experts driving the development and deployment of new lab infrastructure, driving materials monitoring technologies and developing predictive models and simulations to extend material performance and reliability.
Own end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and platforms, including advanced materials characterization systems, in-situ monitoring technologies, and integrated modeling frameworks.
Build and manage a network of collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, to develop new materials that can survive a fusion environment.
Translate annual goals into objective tasks and manage month-to-month planning towards completing goals and objectives. Drive schedule ownership to accelerate the completion of milestones.
Required Skills:
10+ years of materials-related industry experience and 3+ years of management experience
Master's or PhD in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related fields
Proven experience leading R&D organizations delivering complex, high-impact technologies in demanding environments.
Deep expertise in materials characterization, degradation mechanisms, and lifetime prediction, including high temperature, and stress-driven phenomena.
Experience with multiphysics modeling (e.g., Matlab, COMSOL, Python), with the ability to integrate modeling into decision-making frameworks.
Expertise in NDT and in-situ diagnostics, with a track record of advancing monitoring capabilities for critical systems.
Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and developing managers and senior technical talent.
Ability to operate with high autonomy in ambiguous, fast-paced environments, balancing rapid execution with long-term strategic thinking.
Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Annual wellness stipend
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