Senior Industrial Engineer
Helion Energy · Everett, WA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Industrial
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 8+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior industrial role at Helion Energy (industrial) in Everett, WA. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.
- They ask for
- 8+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Plant layout
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 312 other live industrial postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (8+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$124k, from 89 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 63%
- Time studies 48%
- Six Sigma 36%
- New product launch 28%
- AutoCAD 28%
- ✓ Plant layout 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Industrial team at Helion Energy
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- 2
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Helion Energy in Everett
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- Senior Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing · Senior
Full description from Helion EnergyAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What You Will Be Doing
This position will help design, build, optimize and scale Helion’s high volume Capacitor Bank manufacturing facility. The role will work cross functionally with Manufacturing, Design, Controls, Quality and Supply Chain to remove waste optimize layout and support a rapid production ramp. This role will report to our Factory Development Manager at our Everett, WA office.
- ◆Lead the development of factory layouts for new manufacturing lines, major expansions, and system reconfigurations to maximize efficiency and scalability
- ◆Design and optimize production lines, workstations, and material flow strategies to support high-volume, high-performance manufacturing
- ◆Own and maintain the factory commissioning schedule, ensuring alignment with production milestones
- ◆Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, production, design, facilities, and materials teams to bring factory designs and expansion projects from concept to reality
- ◆Analyze production data to identify bottlenecks, drive continuous improvement, and enhance throughput and operational performance
- ◆Optimize end-to-end material flow using Just-In-Time production principles to improve manufacturing efficiency, reduce waste, and maximize factory floor space
Required Skills
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- ✓8+ years of experience in high-volume manufacturing (automotive, aerospace, electronics, or similar)
- ✓Experience in 2D/3D layout design, factory and production line layouts
- ✓Proficiency with data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, Python, or similar)
This is an exempt salaried role.
$182,000 — $214,000 USD
Benefits
- ✓Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
- ✓31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
- ✓10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
- ✓Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
- ✓Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
- ✓Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
- ✓Annual wellness stipend
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About Helion
We are 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. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.
This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.