Senior Materials Engineer, Diagnostics
Core
Lead the development of materials health monitoring for fusion generators by designing, qualifying, and deploying diagnostics to detect and quantify material degradation under combined stimuli.
Role type
Senior Materials Engineer (Diagnostics)
Builds
In-situ and ex-situ diagnostic systems for fusion-relevant components (first wall, magnets, insulators, capacitors, HV interfaces, seals)
Domain
Fusion energy / Nuclear engineering / Materials science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Materials diagnostics, NDE, SHM, coupled-stimuli experiment design, sensor integration in structural materials, data analysis for degradation detection, test matrix design, risk assessment translation
Preferred skills
Fusion/fission/accelerator environment experience, radiation effects knowledge, post-irradiation examination (PIE), high-voltage system familiarity
Technologies
Python, sensors, inspection methods
Responsibilities
Develop and deploy diagnostics for degradation and failure; Translate failure modes into measurable signals; Design and execute coupled-stimuli experiments and PIE; Build test matrices linking microstructural evolution to sensor outputs; Own the materials diagnostics roadmap; Collaborate to embed diagnostics into hardware; Partner to integrate diagnostic outputs into predictive models; Productize diagnostic methods and sensors; Document test plans and procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC