Location
Everett, WA | United States
Job description
We are building something never done before.
Helion is 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.
We are a team of engineers, scientists, and makers that believe fusion energy can solve climate change on a global scale and ensure energy independence while making electricity more affordable than ever before.
Now is 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: We are looking for a Health Physicist to work with radiation, radioactive materials, radiation survey equipment, and team members unfamiliar with these subjects as we build Polaris and future fusion generators. You will be part of our Radiation Safety and Nuclear Science (RaSNS) team. The RaSNS team includes radiation safety, nuclear engineering, and materials engineering contingents. As part of the radiation safety contingent of RaSNS, you will interact with all teams at Helion and work directly with many partner teams. Popular partner teams include (but are not limited to) our Test Operations, Research, Engineering, and Production teams. You will report to our Health Physics Lead at our Everett, WA office.
You Will: - Work with radiation and radioactive material including photons, neutrons, tritium, and activated material
- Work with survey equipment including liquid scintillation counters, NaI detectors, HPGe detectors, Geiger counters, and ion chambers
- Work with a team to perform typical health physicist functions such as dosimetry, leak tests, wipe tests, general surveying, and preparing operating procedures
- Communicate with team members who are unfamiliar with radiation and health effects,
Required Skills: - Bachelor's or equivalent expertise in related disciplines (e.g., nuclear engineering, physics)
- 2+ years of hands-on work with radioactive material
- Fundamental understanding of types of radiation and their relative health effects
- Education in applying understand of radiation for the purpose of radiation protection
The pay range for this position is $85k-129k. 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:
- 13 company-wide holidays
- 31 days of PTO (10 sick and 21 vacation days)
- Up to 5% employer 401K contribution matching
- Equity plan offered to all employees
- Parental Leave
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Short- and long-term Disability
- Monthly sponsored events and subsidized snack program
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.
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