Lead, Mechanical Engineering - Assembly Equipment
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsDevens, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted March 24, 2026
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Job Description
The Lead, Mechanical Engineering - Assembly Equipment is a hands-on leadership role responsible for designing, fabricating, and testing specialized assembly equipment and tooling for fusion reactor components, guiding a team through all development stages from concept to commissioning, with a focus on high-precision hardware for tokamak assembly.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, fabricate, and optimize specialized assembly equipment and tooling for tokamak assembly.
- Translate creative and technical visions into actionable engineering designs.
- Lead and manage the development of high load and high-precision hardware from conception through commissioning and testing.
- Ensure the team delivers robust mechanical solutions to meet project challenges.
- Oversee requirements-based design ideation, procurement, and workflow improvements.
- Guide and collaborate on projects such as large frames for magnets and remote maintenance equipment post-SPARC completion.
Requirements
- Experience leading mechanical engineering teams responsible for the design, fabrication, and performance of specialized assembly equipment and tooling.
- Proven ability to translate creative and technical visions into actionable engineering designs for high load and high-precision hardware used in tokamak assembly.
- Demonstrated experience managing all steps of engineering projects from requirements-based design ideation through commissioning and testing.
- Ability to develop quick designs for simple fixturing as well as multi-month peer-reviewed critical lifting structures.
- Experience in requirements-based design, procurement efforts, and workflow definition related to mechanical hardware development.
- Hands-on leadership skills to cascade creative visions, establish technical excellence, and ensure delivery of robust mechanical solutions.
- Experience working on equipment required for fusion reactor assembly, specifically related to projects like SPARC and ARC magnets or remote maintenance equipment, is preferred.
- Ability to manage and guide projects involving the creation of equipment for fusion power plant assembly, including massive frames and specialized tooling.
- Compliance with U.S. export control laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information.
- Willingness to work onsite at Commonwealth Fusion Systems facilities.
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