Proxima Fusion
Sustainable Energy
TritiumFuelCycleLead
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“Tritium Fuel Cycle Lead at Proxima Fusion. Skills: Tritium fuel cycle, Tritium systems, Fusion technology. Lead design of tritium fuel cycle systems. Foster collaborations with suppliers”
What You'll Achieve.
Meet performance goals; Meet ambitious timelines
Industry & Context.
First principles reasoning
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep expertise designing tritium equipment, Proven success procuring tritium equipment, Experience developing tritium accountancy frameworks, Experience validating fuel cycles systems
Nice to Have
Experience with machine learning
What You'll Do.
Lead design of tritium fuel cycle systems
Foster collaborations with suppliers
Lead specification of tritium fuel cycle equipment
Own industry contracts
Develop industry partnerships
Develop tritium accountancy
Quantify tritium permeation
Quantify tritium impact
Lead first principles reasoning
Provide expert input to safety case
Build innovative team
Achieve Alpha milestones
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multidisciplinary technical teams; External suppliers
Process & Methodology
Specification development, Contract development, Partnership development
Full Job Description
WHO WE ARE At Proxima Fusion, we're driven by a bold mission – to redefine the future of sustainable energy. Our unique concept, built upon the groundbreaking W7-X stellarator and the latest advances in technology, paves the way for commercially viable fusion power plants. What’s more, our work in stellarator optimization, powered by cutting-edge computation and machine learning, is propelling us into uncharted territories of fusion technology. New higher performance design points are unlocked by high temperature superconducting magnets. To fully grasp this huge opportunity, we’re building a team of extremely dedicated and passionate people who come together driving something extraordinary, radically transforming technology in the world. WHY JOIN PROXIMA FUSION - You will get to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world. - You'll get to join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals. - Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey. - Get to show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent. YOUR IMPACT - Lead the design and integration of the tritium fuel cycle systems for Proxima’s scientific breakeven stellarator, Alpha. This role demands systems thinking, technical judgement, and the ability to foster strong collaborations with suppliers. Your deep expertise designing and operating tritium equipment will be critical to ensure that Alpha can be built, operated and meet its performance goals within the ambitious Proxima timelines. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Lead the specification of the tritium fuel cycle equipment required to operate the Alpha stellarator including exhaust gas processing, tritium storage, tritium accountancy and tritium fueling. - Own and develop the industry contracts and partnerships required to deliver the Alpha fuel cycle. - Develop and lead on tritium accountancy in Alpha including quantification of tritium permeation and retent
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