Brief: Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an MIT spinout pursuing the fastest, surest way to clean, limitless fusion energy, is looking for a world-class project manager to start and scale the company project management organization from small-scale R&D to delivering a facility that demonstrates net fusion energy.
CFS’ mission is to enable world-wide clean energy for everyone, creating a sustainable environment for current and future generations. We’ve created a credible path to an operating fusion power plant in 15 years which leverages our novel collaboration with MIT and funding from strategic and financial investors who share our vision. This begins by developing a new class of high-field superconducting magnets that will enable the SPARC tokamak to demonstrate net energy from fusion for the first time. To execute this plan, we are now looking to add talented people to the team who:
- are mission-driven and treat people well;
- improve our team by adding diverse perspectives & new ways of solving problems;
- have demonstrated exceptional results through a range of different pursuits; and
- have skillsets and experience that relate to the following role:
Project Manager
Achieving the long-term vision of bringing fusion energy to the world will require engineering complex integrated systems at the limits of materials performance and capabilities. To do so on-time and within budget, requires an experienced Project Manager with a deep background in business, management, and engineering. The CFS Project Manager will:
- work within a multi-disciplinary team of physicists and engineers as part of CFS-sponsored research projects at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) and other outside organizations to develop full-scale working prototypes of a new class of high-field superconducting magnets within 3 years and an operational prototype plant to demonstrate Q>2 within 7 years;
- setup and manage the project management organization: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing activities as well as balancing the competing project constraints including scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources and risks;
- lead and participate in technical and strategic reviews;
- communicate project status and outlook to CFS and PSFC leadership; and
- mentor team members and fulfill the CFS commitment to diversity in building the best possible team.
The ideal candidate will have:
- demonstrated experience in organizing and delivering complex, fully-integrated engineering projects on-time, on-budget, and within scope;
- a proven ability to motivate and catalyze teams into action through influence rather than by command;
- integrity and accountability at all levels along with empathy and tact in communicating;
- the skill to clearly express and critique ideas;
- built great teams through attracting a diverse group of the world’s top talent;
- the ability to solve problems and make decisions under ambiguous conditions;
- a value for elegance and simplicity over complexity with a drive towards commercially-viable solutions;
- a desire to create and work in a fast-paced, hybrid academic/startup R&D environment;
- experience in an organization that has scaled from basic R&D to project delivery;
- a bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g. mechanical, electrical, nuclear, etc.); and
- a formal project management training and certification is a plus.
If you share our mission and believe you are a good fit for this position, please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@cfs.energy.