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Principal Experimental Scientist

Everett, WA💼 Full-time🗓 2025-08-08 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the end-to-end design, deployment, and execution of plasma diagnostics for Helion's fusion generators to ensure robust instrumentation and high data fidelity for experimental campaigns.

Role type

Principal Experimental Plasma Scientist (Fusion Engineering)

Builds

Comprehensive suite of plasma diagnostic instrumentation for fusion power plant prototypes

Domain

Fusion energy, plasma physics, high-vacuum instrumentation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Plasma diagnostics design, UHV vacuum infrastructure, interferometry, spectroscopy, Langmuir probes, magnetic coils, electrostatic diagnostics, real-time data analysis, system calibration, commissioning, strategic roadmap development

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Design and deploy plasma diagnostic suites, integrate cross-disciplinary technical input, lead hands-on assembly and commissioning of diagnostics, develop pre-ionization diagnostic expertise, analyze real-time diagnostic data, partner with leadership on strategic planning

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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