Scientist - Scenarios and Integrated Modeling
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsDevens, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted October 31, 2025
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Job Description
A scientist responsible for developing plasma physics scenarios through integrated simulation and modeling to optimize fusion experiments and power plant designs, while coordinating with a multi-institutional team to plan, execute, and analyze fusion plasma operations on the SPARC device.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop plasma physics scenarios for SPARC and ARC based on integrated simulation and modeling.
- Coordinate with a multi-institutional team to develop and improve an integrated modeling toolset.
- Employ the modeling toolset for experimental planning and analysis on SPARC.
- Contribute to the development and testing of a comprehensive predictive toolchain for plasma scenario evaluation.
- Define plasma operation goals and identify optimal operation scenarios.
- Participate in the execution and analysis of SPARC operations.
- Assist in planning and optimizing future fusion power plants based on modeling insights.
Requirements
- Develop plasma physics scenarios for SPARC and ARC based on comprehensive integrated simulation and modeling of the core and edge plasma.
- Coordinate with a multi-institutional team of plasma physics experts to develop and improve an integrated modeling toolset.
- Employ the integrated modeling toolset for experimental planning and analysis on SPARC.
- Contribute to the development and testing of a comprehensive predictive toolchain including all physics capabilities needed to evaluate plasma scenario performance and robustness.
- Participate in planning and executing experiments on SPARC.
- Assist in the development and optimization of future power plants, including the ARC fusion power plant.
- Define plasma operation goals and identify optimal operation scenarios for each goal.
- Participate directly in the execution and analysis of SPARC operations.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information (Export Control Laws).
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