Helion
Principal Power Electronics Engineer
Everett, WA. Posted 10 months ago
The role
You will own complex power electronics problems across pulsed power, power conversion, and high-energy system control. You will set technical direction and standards for the electrical organization and mentor senior engineers.
What you will do
- Own complex, ambiguous, high-impact power electronics problems.
- Set technical direction and standards for the electrical organization.
- Generate and negotiate requirements at the org and program level.
- Use schedule and technical risk to shape the roadmap toward Orion and mass production.
- Act as a technical authority in core areas like pulsed power or high-voltage design.
- Mentor senior engineers.
- Lead design reviews.
- Influence senior leadership on technical risks.
Required qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Extensive (typically 12+ years) power electronics design experience.
- Recognized depth in one or more core areas: pulsed power, high-voltage design, power conversion, magnetics, or high-power device application.
- Track record owning complex, under-defined electrical systems end-to-end and setting technical direction.
- Deep experience with high-voltage or pulsed-power systems, or with comparable high-energy power electronics.
- Ability to influence senior leadership on technical and schedule risk.
- Demonstrated record of mentoring and elevating experienced engineers.
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
About the company
Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. The company has raised $1.5 billion from investors to develop its prototype, Polaris, and its future plant, Orion.