Manufacturing Engineer, Capacitors New Everett, WA
Company: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 14, 2025
Job Description:
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the
mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a
future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with
clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.Since Helion's
founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time
investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment
Group and new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us
forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power
pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees
Celsius (9 keV). Now, we're turning up operations for Polaris,
working towards delivering the world's first fusion power
plant.More than ever, it's a pivotal time to join us and have the
opportunity to solve real challenges to create a better energy
future. You will see first-hand how we value urgency, rigor,
ownership, and hard truths, knowing it will take each to do what no
one has before. Joining us, you will push the boundaries of what's
possible and transform humanity for the better - because the world
can't wait.What You'll be doing:Helion is hiring a Manufacturing
Engineer to design, implement, and optimize the production process
for in-house capacitors. This is a unique opportunity to
collaborate with other teams (supply chain, production,
engineering, test operations), directly influence the commissioning
timeline for Helion's first power plant and lay the groundwork for
Helion's transition to generator mass-manufacturing. You will
report to the Senior Manager of Capacitor Manufacturing at our
Everett, WA location.You Will:
- Design and implement rate-based assembly processes with support
from production and engineering
- Own and manage interdisciplinary projects to increase rate and
throughput of capacitor line (i.e. tooling, build cells,
large-scale equipment, etc.)
- Gather data (labor hours, cycle times, fallout, etc.) to
identify production bottlenecks, and propose and deploy solutions
(design changes, process changes, equipment, automation, etc.)
- Identify high return-on-investment capabilities, including
capital equipment and software capabilities that improve
manufacturing processes (partnering with production, finance,
operations, and facilities teams)
- Collaborate on development of future processes in parallel with
supporting and enabling higher output on current production
line
- Hands-on ownership of development testing to validate new
processes, hardware, etc.Required Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, with 5 years of technical
work experience that includes development and improvement of
production systems
- Hands-on engineering or manufacturing experience in rate-based
manufacturing and new product introduction
- Experience communicating with and influencing partners across
organizational lines
- Experience in cradle-to-grave ownership of complex engineering
or production scopesCompensation and BenefitsAt Helion, we are
committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every
aspect of our operations, including compensation. We ensure all our
roles are competitively benchmarked and our total compensation
package includes a base salary, comprehensive benefits, and equity
grants, giving you a true stake in Helion's success. Final
compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your
experience, qualifications, and our commitment to maintaining
internal equity, ensuring fairness and transparency across our
teams.This is an exempt salaried role.Annual Base Pay$123,000 -
$164,000 USDOur total compensation package includes benefits,
including but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their
families
- 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
- 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 stipendNOTE: Underrepresented people are less
likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job's requirements. We
believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to
apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn't
the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran
status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an
interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable
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Keywords: Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Washington DC , Manufacturing Engineer, Capacitors New Everett, WA, Engineering , Washington, DC
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