Director of Systems Engineering
Director of Systems Engineering
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09-04-2025
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Job 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 were designing and building commercially viable fusion power plants. And working with policymakers and suppliers to build the energy industry of the future.
Were in the best position to make it happen. Since 2018 weve raised over $2 billion in capital more than any other fusion energy company in the U.S.
Now were looking for more thinkers doers builders and makers to join us. People wholl bring new perspectives solve tough problems and thrive as part of a team.
If thats you and this role fits we want to hear from you.
Join the power movement as a Director of Systems Engineering
Fusion power plants are highly integrated systems with critical interfaces and interdependencies across many subsystems. Today CFS is looking for a leader to strengthen our Systems Engineering capability as we continue to build our Systems Engineering culture.
As Director of Systems Engineering you will be a central leader of our effort. You will set the vision for Systems Engineering at CFS and build Systems Engineering into a core competency and competitive advantage for the company ever improving our ability to manage system complexities with speed. In this role you will be instrumental to our successful demonstration of net fusion energy with SPARC and the subsequent deployment of ARC power plants throughout the world.
What youll do:
- Set reinforce and grow the vision for our Systems Engineering capability. Continually explore and solicit feedback internally and externally to understand what works and doesnt work about different Systems Engineering approaches to determine the right approach for CFS
- Build highfunctioning interfaces between Systems Engineering and the rest of the organization including upstream partners like R&D and Corporate Planning and downstream partners like Production Supply Chain Commercial and others
- Increase the companys speed and quality of engineering delivery through clever and novel Systems Engineering people processes and tools. Architect build and continuously improve CFS Systems Engineerings core processes and tools
- Build a Systems Engineering team that effectively implements and supports relevant SE process such as: system architecture and modeling requirements management interface management technical risk assessment and management technical budgets trade studies verification and validation test planning operational concept development control architecture development and more
- Bolster CFSs safety culture and practices through robust Systems Engineering
- Instill a customer service and stakeholder aligned mindset of Systems Engineering. Build a capability that the rest of the organization proactively pulls in and looks to for support.
What were looking for:
- Bachelors degree in relevant field
- 15 years of experience in relevant engineering roles
- Experience building Systems Engineering capabilities and functions
- Experience developing and deploying Systems Engineering processes and tools
- Experience working with design and/or development of a project in similar size and scope to SPARC
- Experience working in a fastpaced environment where speed is prioritized over perfection
- A broad understanding of the many different systems engineering approaches across different industries and the ability to determine the right approaches for a specific area
Musthave Requirements:
- Perform activities such as typing standing or sitting for extended periods of time
- Dedication to safety to mitigate hazards that may include heat cold noise fumes strong magnets lead high voltage and cryogenics
- Willingness to travel or work required nights/weekends/oncall occasionally
$150000 $250000 a year
Salary range for this fulltime position equity benefits.The actual salary will depend on level location qualifications and experience. The range displayed on each job posting reflects new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Benefits include:
Competitive compensation with equity
12.5 Companywide Holidays
Flexible vacation days
10 sick days
Generous parental leave policy
Health dental and vision insurance
401(k) with employer matching
Professional growth opportunities
Teambuilding activities
#LIOnsite
At CFS we excel in fastpaced environments driven by our values of integrity impact and selfcritique. As we grow were eager to bring on missiondriven folks who offer diverse perspectives and fresh ways to tackle challenges.
We value diversity deeply and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer by choice. We consider all qualified applicants equally regardless of race color national origin ancestry citizenship status protected veteran status religion physical or mental disability marital status sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age or any other basis protected by law.
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