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# Plasma Data Scientist

- **Company:** Helion Energy
- **Location:** Everett, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Fortran (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Machine Learning, Parsing, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** June 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e59a4273-4fbd-4c94-8fd6-196ef4eeb9b3

## About the Role

* PhD in Physics, Engineering, Applied Math, Computational Science, Machine Learning, or related field with emphasis on physics-grounded modeling

 * 3+ years of industry or research-lab experience applying machine learning in experimental, simulation-driven, or scientific R&D environments

 * Expertise with physics-informed or physics-constrained ML methods, such as differentiable physics, PINNs, scientific ML, surrogate modeling, or reduced-order models for complex physical systems

 * Experience integrating ML models with scientific-computing workflows, simulation tools, or experimental diagnostics

 * Proficiency scripting for data parsing, model analysis, and visualization (MATLAB, Python, or similar; Fortran or HPC exposure valuable)

 * Familiarity with magnetic diffusion, circuit coupling, or plasma-dynamics modeling in pulsed-power or electromagnetics systems

## Description

Helion is hiring a Senior Plasma Data Scientist specializing in synthetic diagnostics to improve how we measure, interpret, and model FRC plasma behavior. In this role, you will develop and validate synthetic diagnostic models that connect experimental diagnostic signals with simulation outputs, helping improve diagnostic accuracy and plasma performance interpretation. In your first year, you will focus on integrating these models with experimental and simulation data pipelines to support faster, more reliable experimental analysis. This position reports to the Experimental Science Manager at our Everett, WA office and plays a key role in advancing Helion's path toward fusion electricity.

You Will:

 * Develop and validate machine-learning frameworks for FRC plasma-dynamics, leveraging physics-grounded ML approaches (e.g., differentiable physics, PINNs, surrogate modeling, or hybrid physics+ML systems)

 * Integrate ML models with existing simulation tools and experimental-diagnostic pipelines to enable hybrid physics + data-driven validation workflows

 * Reproduce experimental plasma conditions within ML modeling workflows to support interpretation of magnetic diffusion, circuit response, and diagnostic measurements

 * Generate analysis scripts for post-processing, parsing model outputs, and visualizing correlations between ML-based predictions and experimental results

 * Collaborate with plasma-physics, pulsed-power, and transient-magnetics experts to expand the fidelity and fusion-relevance of ML-enabled modeling frameworks

 * Communicate results with rigor and clarity through reports, presentations, and technical visualizations for research stakeholders


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