Helion · 5 hours ago
R&D Manager - Controls Systems
Everett, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
2+ years expHelion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. The R&D Manager - Controls Systems will manage the control systems team, overseeing the delivery and maintenance of control and data acquisition systems essential for the company's projects, including the Orion power plant.
EnergyEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Effectively lead controls engineers in the timely and successful delivery of a variety of control and data acquisition systems used across the organization
Develop and maintain effective, and productive cross-team collaborations, specifically those related to the buildout of the Orion machine
Proactively identify and mitigate future technical, and personnel blockers
Foster individual contributor career growth through effective leadership
Recruit and grow the team as needed to succeed in its mission
Effectively advocate for the team to other managers and up the leadership chain
Work with the team to develop, define, implement, and maintain code development and documentation practices that support future growth
Qualification
Required
Minimum 2+ years managing controls engineers in a scaling environment
Experience developing control systems for large-scale, complex systems
Demonstrated technical proficiency with LabVIEW and NI hardware in control system applications, including PXI, cRIO, RT, and FPGA
Experience incorporating PLCs into LabVIEW and NI based control systems
Experience incorporating text-based code (e.g. C, Matlab) into LabVIEW and NI based control systems
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
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 stipend
Company
Helion
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.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
Nucor CorporationSam AltmanDustin Moskovitz
2025-01-28Series F· $425M
2023-09-27Corporate Round· $35M
2021-11-05Series E· $500M
Leadership Team
David Kirtley
Founder and CEO
Chris Pihl
Co-Founder, CTO
Recent News
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