Vacuum Engineer

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Location: Knoxville, TN or Boston MA

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Thermofluids Engineering Resource Manager

Your role in the mission:

We are seeking a Vacuum Engineer to contribute to the design, optimization, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the vacuum systems of our fusion plants.

As a Vacuum Engineer, you will be expected to take ownership of vacuum sub-systems, communicate with vendors, install, test, and verify vacuum equipment. You will have the opportunity to be involved in Research & Development projects, including, but not limited to, the vacuum systems and other thermofluids design aspects across the stellarator core

• Contribute to the design, development, and optimization of vacuum pumping pipelines, ducts, and ports.

• Contribute to the down select processes of pumps, flanges, vacuum valves, gauges, leak checkers, and other vacuum equipment

• Develop and validate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using tools such as Comsol Molecular and Rarefied Flow Module, or MolFlow.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to propose vacuum solutions and evaluate their compatibility with core system designs

• Contribute to the standardization of the approved materials list, cleaning, and baking methods for components used in a Tritium fusion plant

• Take ownership in the market research, procurement, testing, and installation processes of vacuum components and sub-systems

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within the engineering team

• Assist in developing standardized workflows and best practices for the emerging vacuum team of T1E

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of experience with vacuum hand calculations and simulation tools (either of these, or similar to these: MolFlow / ANSYS / COMSOL) in modeling vacuum and/or gas processes 

• 5+ years of experience with installing and operating vacuum equipment: pumps, flanges, vacuum valves, gauges, and other equipment.

• Familiarity with leak detection, leak hunting techniques, and eliminating leaks in vacuum systems.

• Ability to read technical drawings, schematics, and service manuals.

• Ability to communicate results of analyses and contribute constructively to the design effort. 

• Ability to reduce complex problems into simpler analysis tasks to inform decision-making and down-selection 

Desired skills:

• Experience working on nuclear systems and/or handling tritium

• Hands-on experience with installing and operating Residual Gas Analyzers

• Proficient use of CAD software (Siemens NX, Solidworks, or similar)

• Experience working in large experimental facilities

• Experience with fabrication techniques, vacuum cleanliness standards associated with large experimental facilities

• Experience with cryogenic systems (LN2, LHe, cold heads, compressors)

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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