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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 an Electrical Engineering Resource Manager . This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Director of Electrical and Software Engineering

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy is seeking an Electrical Engineering Resource Manager to oversee, coordinate, and optimize the deployment of electrical engineering resources across multiple technically complex programs. This role is critical to ensuring that electrical engineering talent is effectively aligned with project priorities, design milestones, and program needs while maintaining team health, high performance, and sustainable execution.

The role operates within a matrixed organization, working closely with Engineering Directors, Technical Leads, Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will combine people leadership and resource planning with a strong connection to the technical work. You will participate in design reviews and engineering assessments to maintain visibility into project execution, technical quality, and program risks, while championing engineering excellence and sustainable workloads.

Electrical Engineering Resource Planning & Allocation

• Assign electrical engineers to project teams based on technical expertise, experience, development opportunities, and program priorities.
• Balance workloads across electrical engineering teams to ensure efficient execution of design, analysis, testing, and commissioning activities while avoiding burnout.
• Continuously monitor engineering capacity and utilization across active and planned programs.
• Forecast future electrical engineering resource requirements based on project schedules, design milestones, and business objectives.
• Work with the Director of Electrical and Software Engineering to resolve resource conflicts and competing priorities across programs.

People Leadership & Performance Management

• Provide direct people leadership to assigned electrical engineers and technical specialists by serving as their manager within a matrixed organization.
• Support employee needs and serve as a point of escalation for team concerns with HR and leadership.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to understand individual motivations, remove barriers to success, and proactively address performance or engagement issues.
• Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, continuous feedback, and career development planning.
• Foster a positive team culture built on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

Capability Development & Talent Growth

• Maintain a deep understanding of the team's technical capabilities, including power systems, instrumentation and controls, electrical design, embedded systems, electrical analysis, and testing disciplines.
• Identify technical skill gaps required to support future programs and partner with Technical Leads to develop capability-building plans.
• Partner with HR and Engineering leadership to support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention of electrical engineering talent.
• Support the professional growth of engineers through mentoring, training opportunities, and career development initiatives.

Technical Quality & Engineering Oversight

• Mentor junior and mid-career engineers to develop technical expertise and engineering judgment.
• Ensure sound engineering practices, design processes, documentation standards, and quality requirements are consistently applied across projects.
• Participate in electrical design reviews, technical assessments, and engineering risk reviews to help ensure the quality, safety, reliability, and maintainability of engineering deliverables.
• Promote continuous improvement in engineering processes, design tools, testing methodologies, and lessons-learned activities.
• Support compliance with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company engineering procedures.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering within complex, high-reliability technical environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and make staffing decisions that balance business urgency with long-term team development.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, provide constructive feedback, and advocate for team members.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to forecast resource needs, assess engineering capacity, and optimize workforce utilization.
• Broad understanding of electrical engineering disciplines, engineering design processes, and systems integration.

• Experience serving as a Resource Manager, Engineering Manager, Functional Manager, or Discipline Lead within a matrixed engineering organization.
• Experience managing teams involved in power systems, instrumentation and controls, electrical design, embedded systems, or hardware development.
• Familiarity with the fusion energy sector, advanced energy technologies, nuclear, aerospace, or other highly regulated engineering industries.
• Experience with engineering work management and resource planning tools such as LiquidPlanner, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of electrical design and analysis tools such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, ETAP, SKM, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent.
• Experience supporting product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering change management processes.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or advanced engineering degree preferred.

We offer :

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• A hybrid work policy
• Stock options
• 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.

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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