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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - **Company:** Thea Energy - **Location:** Kearny, NJ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, System Configuration, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_6a23ed9f6 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field * 5+ years of experience in systems engineering * Proven experience integrating large industrial and /or first-of-a-kind R&D projects (e.g. power plants, manufacturing facilities, particle accelerators, etc.) * Experience across mechanical, electrical, and fluid systems * Experience with cryogenic, heating, fluid, vacuum, power electronics, and control systems is preferred but not mandatory * Familiarity with the processes needed to build, test, troubleshoot, and scale complex mechanical and electrical systems * Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills * Ability to innovate, execute, and flourish in a fast-paced environment * Exceptional work ethic * Prioritization of safety above all else * Ability to wear many different hats * Team player who is excited to help others * Ability to occasionally lift objects up to 50 lbs. ## 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 seeking for an experienced, organized, and motivated systems engineer. This position will work on an interdisciplinary team to integrate numerous first-of-a-kind technologies while developing scalable processes and procedures. The Systems Engineer will be responsible for the managing requirements, integration, and interfaces for one of the most consequential and cutting-edge technologies of our generation - fusion energy. The Thea Energy team is comprised of self-motivated, innovative, and collaborative individuals with an excitement for solving complex problems. This is a challenging position that requires a high degree of autonomy, and the ideal candidate must be able to move quickly. A proven track record of leading systems engineering, excellent communication skills, and a passion for new technologies and innovation is required. Key Responsibility Areas: * Develop system and interfacing requirements, protocols, and procedures * Work closely with engineering and physics teams designing various systems to provide engineering coordination and support * Ensure the efficient and systematic conversion of functional requirements into a scalable system architecture and execution strategy * Assist in the management of technical, schedule, cost, and performance analysis for various development programs * Develop and enact protocols to inform clear and efficient decision making processes * Manage updates and changes to systems and interfaces, and monitor impacts to program schedule, cost, and performance * Manage system configuration control * Manage the product breakdown structure * Coordinate with suppliers, vendors, and internal manufacturing engineering teams * Coordinate design reviews and program management functions * Institute the processes for, and help run HAZOPS and FMECA programs * Implement an effective design integration program * Develop and manage effective processes for making and tracking key decisions * Develop and implement verification and validation processes * Implement system design lifecycle management processes ## Related Videos - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Data Science, ML & AI in the Oil and Gas Industry at NDT Global - Dr. Katja Träumner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1308-data-science-ml-ai-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-at-ndt-global-dr-katja-traumner) - [The QUEST for Better Software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/721-the-quest-for-better-software) - [Enterprise Linux as Container Images](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1610-enterprise-linux-as-container-images) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Breaking the Hardware Mindset: Overcoming Barriers to System-Level Innovation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1635-breaking-the-hardware-mindset-overcoming-barriers-to-system-level-innovation) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know)