Lead Laboratory Technical Associate

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ⚡️

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a Lead Laboratory Technical Associate. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Senior VP of Program Management

Your role in the mission:

The Lead Laboratory Technical Associate will be responsible for:

• Assembling equipment, sub-systems, instruments and data acquisition for a fusion fuel cycle development lab using UHV best practices;
• Planning, writing procedures, and performing experiments;
• Mentoring and teaching laboratory personnel how to operate UHV systems, compressed gas systems, and associated equipment safely;
• Manage laboratory equipment and consumables;
• Must be able to present experimental results to engineers and scientists.

The ideal Lead Laboratory Technical Associate must have a safety first mindset.

What you’ll need:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a development laboratory using UHV systems and instruments;
• Solid understanding and experience using the globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals;
• Demonstrated experience using SDS and applying them to experimental planning, safety measures, and PPE;
• In depth knowledge of UHV systems, components, instruments, and best practices;
• Experience with cryogenic systems including cryocoolers, liquid nitrogen, and liquid helium;
• Mechanical and electrical assembly skills for UHV and cryogenic equipment;
• In depth knowledge of data acquisition and analysis;
• Presentation skills.

Desired experience

• Hydrogen safety and compressed gas handling experience;
• Experience with hydrogen isotopes;
• Experience with clean room protocols;
• Experience cleaning, handling, and storing components for clean room use or UHV use;
• Operational experience with metal hydride storage beds;
• Knowledge of the fusion fuel cycle.

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.

Export Control Compliance Notice

This position may require access to technology, technical data, software, or other information that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon the Company's ability to comply with applicable U.S. Export Control Laws, including obtaining any required government authorizations.

Type One Energy is a Global, U.S.-based company that develops and utilizes technologies subject to U.S. export control and trade compliance regulations. Certain positions may require access to controlled technologies, technical data, software, or other information regulated by U.S. Export Control Laws.

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