Helion · 16 hours ago
Director of Capacitor Production
Everett, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$255K/yr - $296K/yr
5+ years expHelion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. They are seeking a Director of Capacitor Production to lead the scale-up of their capacitor manufacturing organization, focusing on organizational growth, production strategy, and technical alignment with manufacturing and design engineering.
EnergySustainabilityRenewable EnergyEnvironmental Engineering
Responsibilities
Lead and scale the capacitor production organization through a period of rapid growth, expanding the team to support a brand new factory and significantly increased production rates
Own the strategic hiring and organizational plan for capacitor production, including technicians, supervisors, production managers, and supporting roles that aligns with the company’s multi-year roadmap
Manage and mentor production managers, enabling them to build strong frontline organizations that can execute day-to-day production and enable longer-term scaling
Partner closely with Manufacturing Engineering to translate equipment capability, process constraints, and factory layouts into realistic production plans and staffing models
Work with Design Engineering to drive hardware and process changes that improve manufacturability, reliability, and scalability of capacitor bank hardware
Influence and refine the enterprise-level tools used throughout the factory that monitor and enable safety, delivery, quality and cost metrics
Serve as a senior leader within the manufacturing organization, collaborating regularly with Supply Chain, Engineering, Facilities, HR, EHS and other functions to enable factory expansion, workforce growth, and sustainable operations
Build a production organization that is excellent at execution, operational discipline, and problem-solving, while ensuring systems, structure, and leadership depth to address chronic firefighting
Communicate plans, progress, and risks clearly to senior and executive leadership, influencing decisions that shape Helion’s long-term manufacturing strategy
Qualification
Required
5+ years experience leading large multi-shift operations or in plant management
Proven ability to lead managers and develop leadership depth within an organization
Demonstrated success building teams, processes, and organizational structure in fast-growing or early-stage manufacturing operations
Experience scaling from manual to automation production environments
Strong technical depth in manufacturing, with the ability to engage directly in equipment capability, process design, and production tradeoffs
Experience partnering closely with manufacturing engineering and design engineering to enable high-volume production
Experience operating in both mature, high-volume manufacturing environments and startup or rapid-growth organizations
Background in discrete manufacturing
Experience balancing near-term execution with long-term, multi-year scaling strategy
Experience standing up new factories or major production expansions
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
Recent News
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