Hiring: Vice President - HTS Magnet Engineering Company: U.S. Fusion Energy Location: Energy, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 14:09:01 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Systems Design About the job Experience: •15+ years of engineering experience with magnets, cryogenics, vacuum systems, or transformer design, including substantial experience as a senior engineering executive Required Skills: •Define and own the long-term technical strategy and vision for HTS magnet engineering across the company’s fusion program •Build, lead, and scale the magnet engineering organization, including hiring and developing Directors, Managers, Engineers, and Analysts •Own the magnet engineering budget, headcount plan, and capital investment strategy, including test and manufacturing infrastructure •Set organizational goals and milestones for magnet design, build, and test in alignment with overall company strategy and fundraising milestones •Provide executive-level technical judgment on magnet specifications, design trade-offs, and risk management •Own strategic vendor, supplier, and manufacturing partnerships critical to magnet hardware delivery at scale •Partner with the CTO, CEO, and other executive leaders to align magnet engineering with overall stellarator system design, program schedule, and commercialization strategy •Represent Thea Energy’s magnet engineering capability externally to investors, partners, government stakeholders, and the broader fusion and superconducting magnet community Qualifications: •Demonstrated capacity to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs. •Demonstrated capacity to perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time •Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call •Demonstrated capacity to work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics Compensation: •$240,000 - $300,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!