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Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy
About Type One Energy
Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies.
If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a CAD Design Manager This is what you need to know:
Location: Knoxville, TN
Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits
Contract: Permanent, full time
Reporting to: SVP Engineering
Your role in the mission:
The CAD Design Manager at Type One Energy leads a team of design professionals responsible for delivering high-quality, precise CAD models, drawings, and documentation that support the development of advanced fusion energy systems. This role plays a critical part in enabling engineering execution by ensuring design outputs meet rigorous technical, safety, and regulatory standards inherent to cutting-edge energy technology.
The position combines strong people leadership with strategic resource planning and close collaboration across multidisciplinary teams-including engineering, manufacturing, and program management-to align design deliverables with complex project timelines and milestones.
The CAD Design Manager is accountable for optimizing team performance through effective workload distribution, balancing competing priorities, and fostering an environment of continuous learning and technical excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Resource & Capacity Planning

• Partner with leadership to plan and manage team capacity, including staffing levels, availability, and workload balancing.
• Ensure optimal allocation of design resources across projects.
• Proactively identify and address capacity gaps.

Performance Management

• Own end-to-end performance management processes for the CAD design team.
• Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and conduct performance reviews.
• Drive a high-performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.

Career Development

• Develop and execute career growth plans for team members.
• Identify skill gaps and create development opportunities through training, assignments, and mentorship.
• Support succession planning for key roles.

Technical Mentoring

• Encourage knowledge sharing and continuous learning within the team.
• Partner with technical experts to elevate team capabilities.

Process Improvements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements.
• Drive efficiency, quality, and scalability in CAD design workflows.
• Promote continuous improvement methodologies.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Design, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of CAD design experience, including leadership or supervisory experience.

• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Expertise in CAD tools (Siemens NX highly desirable)
• Excellent resource planning and organizational abilities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic oversight.
• Continuous improvement mindset.

We offer:
In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get...

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• Retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Our FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.
Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Export Control Compliance Notice
This position may require access to technology, technical data, software, or other information that is subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon the Company's ability to comply with applicable U.S. Export Control Laws, including obtaining any required government authorizations.
Type One Energy is a Global, U.S.-based company that develops and utilizes technologies subject to U.S. export control and trade compliance regulations. Certain positions may require access to controlled technologies, technical data, software, or other information regulated by U.S. Export Control Laws.
For positions involving access to export-controlled technology or information, the Company may be required to determine whether any government authorization or license is needed before such access can be provided. Any offer of employment for such positions may be contingent upon the Company's ability to comply with applicable U.S. Export Control Laws and obtain any required government authorizations.
U.S. Employment Eligibility Verification
For positions based in the United States, Type One Energy participates in E-Verify and verifies the identity and employment authorization of newly hired employees in accordance with applicable federal law. Employees hired to work in the United States will be required to complete the Form I-9 employment eligibility verification process upon hire.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, business needs, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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Type One Energy collects personal information from applicants for recruitment, hiring, and related business purposes. We process applicant information in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws and take reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and security of personal information. By applying for a position, you acknowledge that your personal information may be collected, used, stored, transferred, and disclosed as necessary to evaluate your candidacy, conduct pre-employment screenings where permitted by law, and comply with legal and regulatory requirements.