Helion · 23 hours ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Everett, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$182K/yr - $214K/yr
8+ years expHelion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, focused on building the world's first fusion power plant. The Senior Manufacturing Engineer will design and optimize production processes for in-house capacitors, collaborating with various teams to influence the commissioning timeline and support high-volume manufacturing.
EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Design and implement rate-based assembly processes with support from Production and Engineering
Own and manage interdisciplinary projects to increase rate and throughput of capacitor line (e.g., floor layout, tooling, build cells, large-scale equipment)
Help develop new business processes such as non-conformance management, process control, process safety, and asset maintenance to grow production line and build the foundation for high-volume production
Gather data (labor hours, cycle times, fallout) to identify production bottlenecks, and propose and deploy solutions (design changes, process changes, equipment, automation)
Identify high return-on-investment capabilities, including capital equipment and software capabilities that improve manufacturing processes, partnering with Production, Finance, Operations, and Facilities teams
Collaborate on development of future processes in parallel with supporting and enabling higher output on current production line
Qualification
Required
8+ years of technical work experience that includes development and improvement of production systems
Hands-on engineering or manufacturing experience in rate-based and high-volume manufacturing
Experience communicating with and influencing partners across organizational lines
Experience in cradle-to-grave ownership of complex engineering or production scopes
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend
Company
Helion
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
Nucor CorporationSam AltmanDustin Moskovitz
2025-01-28Series F· $425M
2023-09-27Corporate Round· $35M
2021-11-05Series E· $500M
Leadership Team
David Kirtley
Founder and CEO
Chris Pihl
Co-Founder, CTO
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