Thea Energy

Test Engineering Intern - Spring 2027

Thea Energy  •  Kearny, NJ (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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Job 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.

Key Responsibility Areas

Ideal Experience & Skillsets

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
  • Strong foundational understanding of engineering drawings and spatial mechanics (exposure to GD&T is a major plus).
  • Hands-on project experience (e.g., Formula SAE, rocketry club, robotics club, etc.) involving mechanical or electrical hardware design, build, and test.
  • Familiarity with relevant hardware and software for developing test controls including LabView, Python, National Instruments, thermocouples and voltage taps, and similar equipment and software
  • Direct experience with fabrication or assembly processes such as machining (hand tools, manual mill, CNC), fastened and bonded assemblies, soldering, etc.
  • Familiarity with CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, NX).
  • Ability to work through and solve highly multidisciplinary engineering problems
  • Ability to take initiative, work independently and as part of a team
  • Exceptional work ethic, with clear communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to occasionally lift objects up to 50 lbs.

Company Benefits

Salary range $21 - $25/hour

Requirements

  • Ability to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Ability to perform activities such as typing, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.

It’s not necessary to meet all of the skillsets outlined above. Please feel free to send us a note and tell us why you would still be a great fit for this role or Thea Energy.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Thea Energy

About Thea Energy

Thea Energy is building an economical and scalable fusion energy system utilizing arrays of mass-manufacturable magnets and dynamic software controls. Commercial fusion energy can uniquely provide a limitless source of zero-emission power for a sustainable future.

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in computation and controls to reinvent the stellarator, a scientifically mature form of magnetic fusion technology. Thea Energy was founded in 2022 as a spin-out of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and Princeton University, where the stellarator was originally invented. Thea Energy is currently designing its first integrated fusion system, Eos, based on its planar coil stellarator architecture which will produce fusion neutrons at scale and in steady state.

Industry
Energy & Utilities
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Kearny, New Jersey
Year Founded
2022
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