Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Fusion Energy
Director,MaterialsandProcessing
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“Director, Materials and Processing at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Skills: Materials and Processing, Fusion Energy, Leadership. Building and leading a team of 40+ engineers,. Prioritizing and balancing staff deployment”
Industry & Context.
Solve tough problems
Typing for extended periods, Standing for extended periods, Sitting for extended periods, Mitigate industrial hazards, Periodic travel up to 15%, Required nights/weekends/on-call, Compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in materials engineering, welding engineering, nuclear engineering, chemical engineering, or similar, At least 12 years experience in materials and process engineering, 10 years in leadership roles, Managing teams across multiple core technical competencies, Experience working with design teams, Experience using project/product management tools, Experience building, justifying, and managing budgets, Communication and organizational skills, Performing engineering resource estimation, Maintaining team accountability for deliverables, Experience making and justifying decisions, Experience in developing and maintaining a safety culture, Time management skills, Self-motivation and autonomy, Dedication to safety, Willingness to travel occasionally, Required nights/weekends/on-call
Nice to Have
Deep technical experience in multiple disciplines, Taking under-defined problems to completion, Operating in a flexible, service-oriented matrix engineering team
What You'll Do.
Building and leading a team of 40+ engineers
Prioritizing and balancing staff deployment
Mentoring and developing leaders
Managing multi-million operational budgets
Setting strategic priorities for department groups
Communicating technical outcomes
Executing high-impact technical decision making
Backstopping decision making of vertical leads
Providing continuous de-risking services
Maintaining a team culture
Influencing long-term strategic development
Ensuring M&P delivers high leverage capabilities
Interfacing with key cross functional stakeholders
Ensuring timely resolution to technical challenges
Influencing long-term procurement strategy
Translating product requirements to material inputs
Evaluating material inputs across global capacities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Core engineering; Design teams; Supply chain; Manufacturing
Communication Scope
Communicating technical outcomes; Communicating department KPIs; Communicating overall strategy
Process & Methodology
Project management, Product management
Full Job Description
## Description About Commonwealth Fusion Systems: Commonwealth Fusion Systems is on a mission to deliver the urgent transition to fusion energy. Combining decades of research, top talent, and new technologies, we’re designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And we're working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future. We’re in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018, we’ve raised nearly $3 billion in capital, making us the largest and leading private fusion company in the world. Now we’re looking for more thinkers, doers, builders, and makers to join us. People who’ll bring new perspectives, solve tough problems, and thrive as part of a team. If that’s you and this role fits, we want to hear from you. Join the power movement as Director, Materials and Processing The Materials and Processing (M&P) Department at CFS supports design engineers, supply chain, and manufacturing by selecting materials, unambiguously defining materials and processing routes, validating and measuring those materials and their properties, and conducting R&D to develop new materials and processes to enable fusion power deployment. M&P at CFS is organized around three primary thrusts: engineering, test and characterization, and the fusion materials development program. The work is undertaken in support of delivering SPARC, the net energy tokamak under construction in Devens, MA, and ultimately in designing the ARC fusion power plant. These devices pose unique materials challenges including neutron fluxes produced by deuterium-tritium fusion, high heat loads, molten salt coolant systems, complex component topologies, high magnetic fields, and high mechanical loading in cryogenic conditions. We are seeking a dynamic and technically accomplished leader for Materials and Processing. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic direction of M&P and tactical operation of a core discipline required for fusion developmen
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