Technical Writer

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $600 million from investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV).

Now we are working toward Polaris, which will be the first machine to demonstrate electricity from fusion, making this a great time to join Helion! Bring your skills, experiences, and determination to make a difference in the world. Together, we can make a future with unlimited clean electricity from fusion a reality.

What You Will Be Doing:

You will work with a team of experimental scientists, engineers, and communicators to distill complex plasma physics and electrical engineering data into digestible documentation to improve full system understanding among technical audiences. With skills in technical and science writing, you will build an internal resource library, contribute to technical blog posts, and draft portions of technical patents for Helion's groundbreaking fusion technology. You will report to the Director of Communications and this is a hybrid role located at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

• Publish internal educational documents that support system understanding for technical team members based on work from our research and experimental teams

• Write technical blog posts that improve public understanding around Helion's magneto-inertial fusion technology

• Write portions of critical patents to protect core Intellectual Property

• Provide in-depth technical reviews on internal and external communications

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's or higher in Physics, Math, or Engineering, plus technical experience in relevant fields (electrical engineer or plasma physics)

• 4+ years of experience with evaluating circuit designs, and understanding experimental results

• Substantial skills in science or engineering communication and education, both written and oral

The pay range for this position is $100k-$155k/year. This pay range may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed based on several factors, including the candidate's experience and qualifications.

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Benefits and Compensation

Our total compensation package includes generous equity and benefits, including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families

• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)

• 13 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break

• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match

• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance

• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)

• Annual wellness stipend

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job's requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn't the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.