Job Description

Position: Mechanical Designer

Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada

About Us:

General Fusion is transforming how the world is energized by developing the first commercially-viable fusion power plant. Fusion will deliver clean, safe, and on-demand power at industrial scale, providing a powerful complement to renewables and a pathway to a zero-emission grid.

Combining new technologies, proven industrial processes, and advances in fundamental fusion science, General Fusion aims to be the first in the world to develop commercial fusion power. Key performance requirements have been demonstrated at the system level, setting the stage for the building of a pre-commercial fusion power prototype.

Does This Sound Like You?

• You're a common sense, technically savvy, Mechanical Designer!
• You want to work in a state-of-the-art fully integrated facility.
• You're great at what you do.
• You want to work with a fantastic dynamic team.
• You want to be challenged and make a difference, in your career and in your life
• Most importantly, you want to change the world.......

If this describes you, the role of Mechanical Designer at General Fusion could be the perfect fit for you!

Position Overview:

General Fusion is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our mechanical design team in support of the design of its pre-commercial fusion power prototype, the Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP). Working with new generation, leading edge technology, The Mechanical Designer will be responsible for maintaining the integrated engineering model of the FDP through all phases of the design. Reporting to the Manager, Compression Engineering, this highly collaborative role will work with an array of internal stakeholders in Engineering, Systems Engineering and Technology Deployment as well as with General Fusion's development partners, to maintain the 'single source of truth' of the integrated FDP model.

Key Responsibilities:

(What you'll be doing!)

• Developing and maintaining the integrated engineering model of General Fusion's Fusion Demonstration Plant prototype from conceptual through to final design. This includes integrating the individually designed systems into a single engineering model and managing interfaces and conflicts between systems.
• Providing model outputs such as materials totals, interferences, and space constraints for stakeholders across the program, including engineering partners to General Fusion.
• Maintaining the configuration of the engineering model throughout the design cycle to provide current and accurate model outputs to the required stakeholders.
• Create models of components and system envelopes, and produce technical drawings and presentation graphics as required.

Relevant Skills and Experience:

(What You Bring!)

Required:

• 10+ years' experience in the mechanical design of complex systems.
• Demonstrated expertise in Solidworks
• Experience in managing complex, multi-user engineering models including experience with configuration management and full design life cycles.
• Excellent communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work with others across different business units

Preferred:

• Experience with Systems Engineering
• Experience in Solidworks PDM
• Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Experience with other solid modeling software packages.

Education:

Required

• Diploma Mechanical Engineering Technology

Preferred

• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

What We Offer:

(What We Can Provide You!)

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks' vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture - social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please send your resume by clicking the Apply button below. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.