Technician / Shift Operator - SPARC
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsDevens, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description
The Technician Shift Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the SPARC fusion facility, including monitoring control systems, performing field operations, troubleshooting equipment, and supporting commissioning and training activities to ensure steady-state plant operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor the SPARC Tokamak and supporting systems safely and efficiently.
- Respond to alarms and abnormal conditions during control room and field operations.
- Develop, revise, and follow procedures for plant operations.
- Troubleshoot and test equipment systems.
- Perform Lockout Tagout procedures to ensure safety during maintenance.
- Support commissioning, operational readiness, and steady-state operations.
- Receive training on major plant systems including electrical, cooling, cryogenics, and infrastructure.
Requirements
- Experience in power plant or equivalent complex facility operations, with the ability to thrive in dynamic environments.
- Ability to perform both Control Room monitoring and field operations, including responding to alarms and abnormal conditions, while ensuring safe operating practices at all times.
- Willingness to receive training on SPARC s major steady state plant systems, including Electrical distribution, Cooling Water, Compressed Air, HVAC, Cryogenics Plant, and other supporting plant infrastructure.
- Ability to develop and revise procedures related to plant operations.
- Skill in troubleshooting and testing equipment systems.
- Experience in performing Lockout Tagout procedures.
- Ability to support commissioning and training activities related to plant systems.
- Availability to work shifts including 1st shift (6:00 am - 2:30 pm), 2nd shift (2:00 pm - 10:30 pm, with 10% differential), 3rd shift (10:00 pm - 6:30 am, with 15% differential), and weekend shifts (either 6:00 am - 6:00 pm, working Sat-Mon with 15% differential, or 6:00 pm - 6:00 am, working Sat-Mon with 30% differential).
- Compliance with U.S. laws concerning the export of controlled or protected technologies or information, including Export Control Laws, as a condition of employment.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range (including differential pay for weekend shifts)
Work schedule options including 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts and weekend shifts
Work environment perks such as on-site work and fast-paced environment
Training on major plant systems and procedures
Opportunities for contributing to a first-of-its-kind fusion facility
Equal opportunity employment and diversity inclusion
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