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Director - Nuclear Engineering

Thea Energy

·

Mar 1, 2026

Salary
$160k – $230k
Location
Kearny, NJ
Workplace
Onsite
Type
Full-time
Department
Technology
Seniority
Director
Education
PhD
Source
Lever

Description

About Thea Energy:  
Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.  
  
Position Overview:  
Thea Energy is hiring for a Director - Nuclear Engineering to lead our nuclear engineering team. This role will orchestrate the nuclear design and safety parameters essential to our first-of-a-kind integrated fusion system. You will be responsible for effectively leading and managing the day-to-day nuclear engineering program. Your efforts will directly contribute to the organization's success by ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient nuclear designs. Thea Energy’s dynamic team is made up of self-motivated individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems.

Skills

Compliance

Benefits

Salary range: $160,000-$230,000Comprehensive health benefits (e.g. medical/dental/vision)  Employee equity stock options  20 days PTO

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