What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer position at ORAU?
Overview
ORAU is searching on behalf of Type One Energy for a permanent, full‑time Electrical Engineer in Knoxville, Tennessee.
About Type One Energy
Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.
If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as an Electrical Engineer.
Type One Energy offers:
In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…
- Stock and share options
- Relocation allowance
- Insurance plans
- 401k retirement options
- And many more great voluntary benefits
Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.
Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Responsibilities
Your role in the mission:
The Electrical Engineer will design, develop, test, and integrate electronic hardware and embedded systems supporting stellarator devices, test facilities, and supporting infrastructure. This role spans analog and digital circuit design, data acquisition systems, safety PLC implementation, and hardware verification.
The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on electrical engineering skills with experience in industrial or research environments involving complex instrumentation and safety-critical systems and will:
Analog and Digital Circuit Board Design
- Translate high-level system requirements into detailed electrical specifications and designs;
- Design analog and digital circuits for embedded systems and instrumentation applications;
- Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, and artwork generation;
- Collaborate with mechanical and systems engineers to ensure robust integration;
- Conduct electrical bench-level testing, debugging, and validation of hardware; and
- Support manufacturing, assembly, and design-for-reliability activities.
Data Acquisition Systems Implementation
- Define requirements for off-the-shelf data acquisition systems to support laboratory test beds;
- Evaluate, select, and procure appropriate hardware solutions;
- Design and implement interfaces to sensors, actuators, and peripheral equipment;
- Integrate data acquisition systems into experimental and operational environments; and
- Verify performance, accuracy, and reliability through testing.
Safety PLC Implementation
- Define, design, and implement safety PLC hardware systems to protect personnel and equipment;
- Develop PLC logic and software for safety functions in industrial environments;
- Support hazard mitigation strategies and compliance with safety requirements; and
- Test and validate safety systems during commissioning and operation.
Location: Knoxville, TN
Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits
Role: Permanent, full time
Qualifications
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field;
- Minimum 5 years of experience in embedded electrical or electronics engineering;
- Strong background in analog and digital circuit design;
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools;
- Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, testing, and debugging;
- Experience implementing data acquisition systems in laboratory or industrial settings;
- Experience with safety PLC hardware and programming; and
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to develop low-level test software in C/C for hardware validation in bare-metal or OS-based environments and
- Experience verifying low-level circuit functionality through custom test code.
FPGA Development (Desirable)
- Experience with FPGA design using VHDL and/or Verilog;
- Development of FPGA functions and associated test benches for verification; and
- Experience achieving timing closure for high-speed FPGA designs.