Why This Role Matters

Fusion is the most important energy story of this century. Most people don’t understand it, and we hope to change that. 

We are hiring our first in-house Producer & Editor to define how Pacific Fusion shows up visually.

This is a foundational role. You will be our first visual storyteller, helping people see that what we’re building is real (and incredibly exciting). 

You’ll have front-row access to fusion hardware, pulsed-power modules, manufacturing build-outs in New Mexico, and the engineers turning ignition science into infrastructure.

What Success Looks Like

• Pacific Fusion develops a recognizable identity in photography and video — cinematic, precise, grounded in reality
• Our modular pulsed-power systems become easier to understand for non-experts
• We create a portfolio of milestone updates, behind-the-scenes engineering footage, recruiting stories, and strategic narratives that can be used to create a steady drumbeat of external content – or communicate our progress to specialized audiences internally 
• Video becomes a primary trust-building asset for the company

What You'll Do

• Tell the engineering story visually: Capture and edit high-quality video footage and still photos of pulser-driven inertial fusion systems (ie, pulsed-power modules, capacitor banks, target systems, and facility builds)
• Translate complexity into clarity: Turn nanoseconds, terawatts, and ignition science into accessible visual narratives
• Own end-to-end production: Concept, pre-production, shooting, editing, finishing, publishing
• Document milestones: Capture key technical demonstrations, module builds, facility groundbreakings, and commissioning moments
• Shape employer brand: Interview engineers, technicians, operators, and leadership to show what it’s like to build fusion
• Support executive storytelling: Film and produce executive thought leadership and social media (LinkedIn) content
• Support internal communications: Support internal awards and recognition with multimedia and manage company photography
• Create platform-native content: Short-form for social, mid-form explainers, longer documentary-style pieces for both broad and specialist audiences 
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Be comfortable working with engineering and technical teams in addition to comms, operations and external affairs to align on narrative

What A Typical Week Might Look Like

• Film a pulsed-power module test in our Bay Area build center 
• Fly to Albuquerque to document construction progress on the Demonstration System facility
• Edit a 90-second milestone video for investors
• Capture behind-the-scenes footage during a national lab collaboration
• Produce a recruiting spotlight on a systems engineer
• Continue building footage for a 15-min documentary

What You Bring

• You’re a self-starter, who manages your own time, works independently and is comfortable liaising directly with leadership/technical teams
• You see stories unfolding and instinctively start filming and/or photographing
• You’re fascinated by science and hard tech, and you’re eager to document the progress of a first-of-a-kind energy project
• You can sit in on a technical meeting in which key decisions are made and think through how to tell a complex story visually and effectively without disrupting the conversation
• You are fluent in video, photographer and editing tools and know how to operate a drone
• You understand pacing, composition, and documentary-style storytelling
• You are organized and easily manage timelines, structured file systems, and scalable workflows
• You are comfortable traveling between California and New Mexico
• You have a portfolio that demonstrates compelling storytelling across product, technology, or hard-tech environments

Why This Role Matters

We are seeking a customer-focused IT Support Engineer to provide onsite technical support at our San Leandro facility and assist at other Bay Area locations as needed. This role is responsible for delivering timely end-user support, managing user accounts and devices, supporting onboarding and offboarding processes, and helping maintain secure and reliable IT operations.

In addition to providing direct support, this position serves as an escalation point for more complex technical issues and plays an important role in supporting engineering workstations, endpoint management, and overall IT service reliability. The ideal candidate is hands-on, resourceful, and able to work independently while maintaining a consistent, approachable, and positive attitude when supporting employees.

This position plays an important role in ensuring staff have reliable access to the technology and systems they need to perform their work effectively.

This is a fully onsite position based at our San Leandro facility, with some local and infrequent out-of-state travel as needed.

What You'll Do

End-User Support

• Provide onsite and desk-side technical support for hardware, software, and connectivity issues
• Respond to service desk tickets, troubleshoot issues, and resolve or escalate as appropriate
• Serve as an escalation point for more complex or unresolved technical issues
• Support Windows and macOS systems, including laptops, desktops, engineering workstations, mobile devices, and printers
• Deliver professional, responsive, and customer-focused support
• Maintain a consistent, approachable, and positive attitude when assisting users
• Provide support for conference room systems and collaboration technology

Identity & Access Management

• Create, modify, and disable user accounts in Microsoft Entra ID
• Manage user access, group memberships, and permissions
• Troubleshoot authentication and access-related issues
• Support onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring timely and secure provisioning and deprovisioning

Device Deployment & Endpoint Management

• Prepare, configure, deploy, and support end-user computers and equipment
• Utilize endpoint management tools such as Microsoft Intune
• Troubleshoot device configuration and management issues
• Perform system updates, patching, and routine maintenance
• Ensure endpoints meet company security and compliance standards
• Assist with deployment and support of workstation-class systems

Hardware Support & Asset Management

• Troubleshoot hardware issues and coordinate vendor support or warranty service as needed
• Support high-performance workstations and specialized equipment as required
• Maintain accurate inventory and asset management records
• Track hardware lifecycle from procurement through decommissioning

SaaS & Application Support

• Provide user administration and support for SaaS and cloud-based applications
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolving application access or functionality issues
• Support standard business and productivity platforms, including Microsoft 365
• Assist with installation, configuration, and support of approved software applications

Documentation & Continuous Improvement

• Document IT procedures, troubleshooting steps, and knowledge base articles
• Maintain accurate records of incidents, resolutions, and system configurations
• Contribute to process improvements and operational efficiency
• Assist in identifying and resolving recurring technical issues
• Provide guidance and support to junior IT staff as needed

What You Bring

• Associate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3+ years of experience in IT support, help desk, or desktop support
• Experience with computer preparation and deployment processes
• Strong working knowledge of Windows and macOS operating systems
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID or similar identity management platforms
• Experience with endpoint management tools such as Microsoft Intune
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Resourceful and able to work independently
• Ability to maintain a professional, positive, and service-oriented demeanor
• Ability and willingness to travel locally and occasionally out of state
• Ability to lift and move equipment up to 40 lbs

Bonus Points For

• Experience supporting engineering or technical teams
• Experience supporting workstation-class hardware
• Experience supporting Linux systems (Ubuntu, Red Hat, or similar)
• Experience supporting SaaS and cloud-based applications
• Experience with asset management systems
• CompTIA A+, Network+, Microsoft, or similar certification

Why This Role Matters

Pacific Fusion is seeking an exceptional Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our dynamic team and create the path to commercial fusion energy. Based in Fremont, CA, Pacific is building multiple pulsed power-based drivers from the ground up. You will lead the design, development, and validation of mechanical components and systems integral to our advanced pulsed magnetic inertial fusion energy systems. The primary focus of this role will be converting engineering models into high-fidelity 3D renders and technical animations.

What You'll Do 

• Develop innovative mechanical designs for complex engineering problems while adhering to ambitious timelines.
• Maintain internal technical documentation and visual assembly guides within the company repository.
• Lead the end-to-end development process, taking conceptual whiteboard sketches through to fully realized, production-ready mechanical products
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams (including electrical, software, and manufacturing engineers) to integrate system-level designs
• Create 3D renders and technical animations using Creo data for internal design reviews.
• Transform raw engineering models into high-fidelity visual assets for executive-level decision-making.
• Identify potential mechanical interference or assembly challenges using high-resolution visual simulations.

What You Bring.

• Dedicated work experience in mechanical design
• Advanced proficiency in CAD packages as well as Blender/Render
• Portfolio of work demonstrating high-end technical rendering
• Ability to present complex mechanical concepts clearly through visual storytelling

Why This Role Matters

Pacific Fusion is seeking an exceptional Senior Mechanical Engineer – Fluid Systems to help create the path to commercial fusion energy. You will take ownership of fluid system development and deployment in support of our demonstration system, solving multidisciplinary engineering problems necessary for proving net-facility gain using pulsed magnetic inertial fusion. This role reports to the Senior Process Engineer in Pulser Engineering and sits at the intersection of fluid systems design, thermal management, and hands-on hardware integration. You will work onsite at our Fremont, CA office, with periodic collaboration at our San Leandro, CA Build Center.

What you'll do

• Take full ownership of fluid system designs — including thermal and structural subsystem considerations — continuously refining design specifications to meet evolving system requirements.
• Develop novel hardware solutions by leveraging historical engineering knowledge and first-principles thinking, and validate these solutions through rigorous testing.
• Design fluid system hardware and process engineering tools (ePLAN), conducting detailed analysis with specialized in-house and external tools
• Lead designs from concept through fabrication and test, building and testing assemblies in our Fremont Research High Bay and San Leandro Build Center.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams — including electrical, software, manufacturing, and pulser engineering — to deliver integrated system-level designs.
• Work closely with experienced technicians to implement and integrate hardware designs hands-on.
• Conduct and participate in design reviews, utilizing feedback to achieve fully functional, production-ready systems.
• Address and resolve hardware development issues that arise on integrated fluid system components.
• Oversee the creation of detailed design documentation, drawings, and specifications for fluid systems.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline; Master's or PhD is a plus.
• 7+ years of professional experience delivering on full-scope engineering projects, including schedule ownership.
• Experience applying engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to challenging problems.
• Hands-on exposure across multiple engineering disciplines, including fluids, mechanical, structural, and thermal.
• Proficiency in CAD software (Creo Parametric preferred) and strong 3D modeling habits.
• Experience with analytical tools such as MATLAB, Simulink Simscape, ANSYS Fluent, or equivalent.
• Proven track record of taking mechanical designs from concept through fabrication and test.
• Hands-on experience in laboratory or prototype environments — comfortable with rapid iteration and ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate trade-offs clearly across disciplines.

Bonus Points

• Experience in fusion, plasma physics, accelerator physics, defense, or other high-consequence technical environments.
• Familiarity with process engineering tools such as ePLAN.
• Exposure to large-scale thermal management systems, coolant loops, or industrial fluid handling.
• Experience with vacuum systems, cryogenics, high-voltage hardware, or pulsed power components.

Why This Role Matters

Pacific Fusion is seeking an exceptional Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team and create the path to commercial fusion energy. You will lead the design, detailed structural analysis, integration, and validation of large structures, and systems integral to our advanced fusion energy systems. This role requires a top-tier combination of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a proactive mindset to meet the exciting challenges in the field of fusion energy. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will lead collaborative and challenging projects, mentor junior engineers, and play a vital role in driving the overall development effort

What You'll Do

• Conduct detailed design, structural analysis, and calculations for steel structures integral to our fusion demonstration system. Develop solutions that prioritize integrity, manufacturability, modularity, and durability. 
• Optimize and “future-proof” critical steel hardware for cost, weight, and longevity. 
• Analyze existing designs and provide recommendations for greater load-bearing capabilities, efficiency, cost savings
• Conduct design reviews and provide critical feedback to improve system performance and reliability.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams (including electrical, manufacturing, and  construction teams) to integrate system-level designs.
• Oversee the creation of detailed design documentation and specifications and ensure compliance with industry standards and codes.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop sound mitigation strategies.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering required. A Master’s Degree or PhD is a plus.
• Advanced knowledge of designing and building large structures
• 5+ years work experience as a Mechanical Engineer.
• Advanced knowledge of CAD software, such as Creo.
• Experience in the application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Proven track record of developing and launching successful mechanical designs.
• Excellent leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and DFM (Design for Manufacturability).
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Experience in hands-on engineering design, rapid iteration, and creative problem solving in a laboratory setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Why This Role Matters

We’re looking for a creative communicator and operator to help us tell Pacific Fusion’s story to the audiences who matter. You’ll be developing content that brings our vision, technology and people to life through social media, blogs, newsletters, events and more, while helping keep the comms and marketing team organized and on task. We’re looking for a writer who loves to learn, who has fun turning complex science into engaging content across mediums and who gets genuine satisfaction from building the systems and processes that help a fast-moving team do its best work. 

What You'll Do

• Content 

  • Build and manage an integrated content calendar for internal and external audiences across blog, newsletter, presentations, multimedia, and social channels
  • Lead development of audience-specific newsletters from concept through drafting, approvals, and distribution
  • Manage the channel and audience strategy for LinkedIn (primary) and future social channels. Own performance tracking, optimization, reporting, and analytics for all social content and campaigns
  • Experiment with new creative formats, storytelling techniques, and distribution strategies to grow reach and engagement
  • Develop and maintain fusion influencer lists; support outreach and follow-up

  Marketing

  • Own and maintain the company CRM and contact database, growing and managing outreach lists for media, policymaker, investor, and partner audiences
  • Track and report on performance metrics across channels (LinkedIn, email, web), leveraging Google Analytics and other tracking tools
  • Help translate data into actionable insights to improve reach, engagement, and impact

  Operations

  • Create lightweight but effective operational systems to keep a lean communications and marketing team aligned, on schedule, and high-performing
  • Develop and manage detailed workback plans for major announcements, campaigns, milestones, and events
  • Coordinate logistics for conferences, site visits, and corporate events (travel, materials, vendors, timelines)
  • Manage branded collateral, swag, and marketing asset libraries

What You Bring

• A strong writer who genuinely enjoys words, structure, and storytelling
• Curious about science and technology, excited to nerd out enough to truly understand complex topics
• Deeply organized.  You love timelines, checklists, and dashboards
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and bringing order to fast-moving situations
• Equally happy drafting a sharp post and running a meeting that ends on time with clear next steps
• Calm, reliable, and proactive.  People trust you to make things happen
• Energized by ambitious, high-stakes missions

Why This Role Matters

As Lead Analyst, Corporate Development, you will be a key driver of Pacific Fusion’s capital strategy and bankable foundation. This role sits at the intersection of investor relations, project finance, strategic analysis, and M&A. Your work will directly influence how we raise capital and build the financial architecture for a new category of energy infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Fundraising & Capital Strategy: Orchestrate the education of the global investor community on the fusion market, its long-term trajectory, and Pacific Fusion’s position within it. Manage and prioritize a pipeline of prospective investors across endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and growth equity. Support pitch decks, data rooms, and investor Q&A, coordinating in-person meetings and prep materials.
• Strategic Initiatives: Act as an internal consultant to the executive team, analyzing market entries, competitive landscapes, and the long-term financial impact of technical milestones
• Board & Investor Relations: Translate complex technical progress into compelling investor narratives. Prepare materials for board presentations and investor updates, and participate in and build new initiatives for investor relationship building.
• Financial Modeling: Analyze capital structuring scenarios and return profiles. You must be able to speak the language of power procurements, advising on project-level equity, debt, and “first-of-a-kind” financing.
• M&A and Corporate Development: Lead target evaluation, building synergy modeling, conducting diligence, and supporting transaction execution for strategic acquisitions or joint ventures.

What You Bring

• 5–10+ years in energy markets, infrastructure finance, or structured finance.
• Career path ideally includes Infrastructure / Energy Private Equity, Investment Banking with an Energy or Infrastructure focus, Corporate Energy Procurement at a large industrial or hyperscaler, or Energy Trading / Power Markets.
• Experience participating in or leading M&A or project finance processes.
• Experience engaging prospective investors and supporting capital raises
• Strong financial modeling skills tied to real asset economics: DCF, IRR, NPV, scenario analysis.
• Understanding of power market economics, long-term contract structures, and capital structuring. Familiarity with PPA mechanics, LCOE modeling, and project finance structures across the capital stack.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to synthesize complex topics for investor audiences.
• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Energy Systems required. MBA or advanced degree is a plus.

Bonus Points For

• Strong existing relationships with top-tier energy investors (infrastructure PE, project finance, sovereign wealth).
• Hands-on experience assembling cross-capital-structure financing syndicates.

Why This Role Matters

As Head of Pulser Physics Design, you will own the design and development of the world’s most powerful fast pulsed power system.  The complete Pulsed Power System will come together in our fusion demonstration system.  This will be a high-gain fusion system that demonstrates net facility gain and will have its own site, facilities, and infrastructure.  Pulsed Power is the heart of the system that will enable us to commercialize fusion power.  You will push the limits of pulser physics and design first-of-a-kind pulser systems.  

What You'll Do

• Own the design of our pulsed power system while adhering to ambitious timelines.

• Build and lead a team of pulser physicists, engineers, and technicians developing every stage of the pulser.

• Take over the pulsed power lab and continue overseeing experiments that will prove out the overall system design.

• Work across multiple technology teams and disciplines to ensure successful design, delivery, and integration of the pulsed power system.

What You Bring

• Expertise designing and developing high-power pulsed power systems.

• Experience with R&D for specialized components such as high-power capacitors, liquid and gas switches, and vacuum power flow.

• Proven expertise in designing, building, testing, and innovating on pulsed power systems.

• Ability to build and manage a team with highly-specialized skill sets within pulser physics and design.

• Track record of delivering results quickly while maintaining a safe work environment.

Why This Role Matters

Pacific Fusion seeks accomplished scientists and engineers with expertise across the spectrum of fusion energy disciplines. This role is for professionals from U.S. national laboratories interested in pursuing an Outside Business Activity (OBA) in fusion energy under the expanded opportunities provided by Section 10720 of the CHIPS and Science Act. Under the new CHIPS Act framework, national laboratory staff can directly participate in advancing fusion energy science and technology as a Pacific Fusion employee outside of their day job at the lab.

Key Technical Domains

We welcome applicants with expertise in any of the following fusion energy fields:

• Fusion Energy Science and Technology including plasma physics, fusion science, advanced materials, and all related fields

• Fusion Energy Target Design

• Fusion Energy Code Development

• Fusion Energy Diagnostics

• Fusion Energy Target Fabrication and Precision Manufacturing

• Fusion Energy Modeling and Simulation

• AI/ML for Fusion Energy Applications

• Fusion Energy Systems Engineering

• Fusion Energy Data Analysis

• Fusion Energy Experiments (using existing public-sector experimental capabilities)

• Fusion Energy Experimental Operations (including radiation and industrial safety)

• Control Systems (human safety, machine control and safety, data collection integrity)

• Power Plant Secondary Systems

• Fusion Energy Technologies, including pulsed power systems, lasers, materials, optics, target injection and tracking, radiation chamber dynamics, fuel cycle, facility operations, cryogenics, vacuum technology, precision machining, and all other associated fields

• Fusion Energy Technology Peer Review

• Fusion Energy Technology Concept Ideation

What You'll Do

• Lead and contribute to fusion energy R&D projects from concept through prototype.

• Collaborate across disciplines to integrate fusion energy target design, fabrication, diagnostics, and supporting technologies into deployable systems.

• Publish results in peer-reviewed journals and present at national and international fusion energy conferences.

• Work hard, have fun, feel rewarded, and make a difference!

What You Bring

• A top 1% performer who gives 1000% and has a deep desire to win.

• A current national laboratory employee interested in joining PF through OBA.

• Advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S. with significant experience) in physics, engineering, or related discipline.

• Strong computational, experimental, or engineering skills relevant to fusion energy research.

Why Join Us

• Contribute directly to the development of commercially deployable fusion energy systems.

• Collaborate with a world-class team bridging public–private innovation in fusion energy.

• Flexible work options: positions are available from 5 to 40 hours per week with competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

Compensation

Compensation is negotiable and ranges from a full-time equivalent salary of $200,000 to $350,000 per year plus company equity, depending on experience and qualifications. Pay will be prorated based on the agreed weekly hours. Lunch will be provided when working at a Pacific Fusion facility.

Support for Navigating OBA
Pacific Fusion will provide resources to help you understand and navigate your laboratory’s OBA processes, ensuring compliance while enabling your participation in advancing fusion energy research with us.

Alternatives to OBA
If this OBA process turns out not to be right for your needs, we have many career openings at PF!

How to Apply
Send an email to oba@pacificfusion.com expressing your interest in working with PF through OBA. No commitment is implied by this email.