Machine Maintenance and Integration Engineer
Core
Own work control for Helion's experimental and large-scale fusion machines, keeping them ready for operation and maximizing machine availability in a demanding experimental environment.
Role type
Senior IC machine maintenance and integration engineer
Builds
Experimental fusion power plant equipment (Polaris/Orion)
Domain
Nuclear fusion energy
Required skills
maintenance planning and coordination, complex facility operations, high-voltage/vacuum/pulsed power systems, CMMS, LOTO/work permits/MOC, preventive maintenance planning, technical drawing interpretation, cross-team consensus building
Preferred skills
formal work control/configuration management, outage planning, commissioning, scalable maintenance process design
Responsibilities
Plan and coordinate maintenance and upgrades on complex, tightly integrated, first-of-a-kind equipment; Turn ambiguous requests from multiple teams into clear, executable work plans; Manage equipment configuration, maintenance planning, work authorization, and handoffs; Identify conflicts, surface risks, and bring the right people into decisions; Assess how proposed work affects configuration, access, operations, and other scheduled work; Build consensus across teams to resolve competing requests
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
