Accelerator Physicist (Lead)
Acceleron Fusion, Cambridge, MA
About the job
About us
Acceleron Fusion is developing muon-catalyzed fusion—a path to clean, abundant energy. Building on research sponsored by the U.S. DOE, we have raised over $20M in our Series A venture capital round and have already logged 100+ hours of muon-catalyzed fusion in tests at the Paul Scherrer Institute. Our collaborators include PSI, Oak Ridge, Argonne, Fermilab, and several universities. Join a team where fundamental physics meets application-oriented engineering, and your designs could help move our technology from the laboratory to a commercial energy source.
We have an opening for an Accelerator Physicist (Lead) who will play a key role in the design and optimization of muon production systems for our fusion technology. This is a senior individual contributor position with technical leadership responsibilities, including the expectation to help build and mentor a small team as scope grows.
What you'll do
- Own the technical strategy and program plan for accelerator-driven muon production and associated beamlines, including design, schedule, risk, and interface management.
- Participate in design and optimization of accelerator systems and beamlines for muon focusing and cooling; perform and review beam dynamics simulations.