LAURELIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Open roles — founder-led recruiting, on-site in San Francisco. Plasma, pulsed-power, RF, mechanical, controls, software. We read every message.

Careers

Laurelin Technologies is building a containerized pulsed 2H–2H fusion reactor. Small team, on-site in San Francisco, deeply hands-on. If your background overlaps with the work below, introduce yourself.

I.Posture

We are founder-led, six engineers strong, and headquartered in San Francisco. The bench runs every day; integration is continuous; nothing reaches integration that hasn’t been characterised at the bench first. Roles are full-time on-site, with contract and intern slots noted explicitly. Compensation is a serious-startup mix of cash, equity, and benefits — specifics in conversation.

II.Open roles

08 on recordUpdated continuously
ROLE-01

Plasma diagnostics engineer

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Work on the diagnostic suite for our pulsed D–D testbed — optical, magnetic, neutron, and electrical measurements. Help turn shot data into the next experiment.

What you’d do
  • Work with the diagnostics team on optical, magnetic, and neutron measurements
  • Integrate diagnostics with the data-acquisition stack alongside the software team
  • Analyze shot data and brief the team on findings
  • Iterate on the experimental campaign with the physics group
We’re looking for
  • PhD or equivalent industry experience in plasma physics, fusion, or pulsed-power experiments
  • Hands-on with high-bandwidth diagnostics, vacuum systems, and HV hardware
  • Comfortable owning measurements end-to-end in a small team
ROLE-02

Pulsed-power engineer

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Contribute to the energy-storage and switching stack that drives the reactor — Marx generators, pulse-forming networks, fast switches, trigger electronics.

What you’d do
  • Work with the pulsed-power team on Marx banks, PFNs, and HV trigger electronics
  • Spec and qualify HV components, switches, and capacitors with the procurement group
  • Contribute to EMI/EMC and grounding architecture for the testbed
  • Take work from schematic to commissioned hardware alongside the build team
We’re looking for
  • 5+ years designing pulsed-power or HV systems in industry, defense, or a national lab
  • Fluent in SPICE; comfortable with FPGA / embedded firmware as needed
  • Have shipped pulsed-power hardware that survived its first shot
ROLE-03

RF engineer

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Work on the RF systems that heat and shape the plasma — resonators, matching networks, high-power amplifiers, and the instrumentation around them.

What you’d do
  • Work with the RF team on resonators and matching networks for the reactor geometry
  • Spec and integrate high-power RF amplifiers and transmission lines
  • Build RF diagnostics and characterize plasma loading with the physics group
  • Contribute to RF safety and shielding for the lab
We’re looking for
  • Strong RF / microwave background — academic or industrial
  • Hands-on with high-power RF, network analyzers, and EM simulation
  • Comfortable around high-voltage and vacuum systems
ROLE-04

Mechanical engineer

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Work on the reactor vessel, vacuum systems, and support structures. Help shape manufacturing strategy as we move from one unit toward many.

What you’d do
  • Work with the mechanical team on the reactor vessel and ancillary hardware
  • UHV system development, machining, and metal joining alongside the fab group
  • Coordinate with machine shops, weld houses, and component suppliers
  • Contribute to assembly, alignment, and leak-checking on-site
We’re looking for
  • Track record shipping complex precision hardware
  • Deep experience with UHV, precision machining, and metal joining
  • Comfortable owning a part from CAD through commissioning
ROLE-05

Controls engineer

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Contribute to the real-time control system, interlocks, and instrumentation that make the reactor safe to operate and easy to iterate on.

What you’d do
  • Work with the controls team on the real-time control loop and safety interlocks
  • Integrate sensors and actuators across the testbed alongside the diagnostics group
  • Contribute to the operator interface and shot-sequencing tooling
  • Support commissioning and reliability of the control stack
We’re looking for
  • Strong controls / embedded background — industrial, aerospace, or research
  • Fluent in real-time systems, FPGA or PLC, and instrumentation
  • Have shipped a control system you trusted to run unattended
ROLE-06

Software engineer (staff)

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA — on-site

Work on the software that runs the reactor — control loops, data pipelines, simulation, internal tools. Senior scope across the stack.

What you’d do
  • Work with the software team on real-time control software for the pulsed-power and diagnostics stack
  • Contribute to data acquisition, storage, and analysis pipelines for shot data
  • Build simulation and modeling tools alongside the physics team
  • Internal tooling — anything that makes the team faster
We’re looking for
  • 10+ years building production systems; comfortable owning the whole stack
  • Strong systems engineer — performance, reliability, and good taste in abstractions
  • Bonus: real-time / embedded / scientific computing background
ROLE-07

Technicians & contractors

ContractSan Francisco, CA — on-site

We work with skilled techs and contractors on assembly, fabrication, electrical, and machining — both short-term project work and longer engagements.

What you’d do
  • Hardware build, assembly, and rework alongside the build team
  • Electrical install, wiring, and instrumentation
  • Machining, welding, fab as needed
  • Lab and facility setup
We’re looking for
  • Strong hands-on skills in your trade
  • References from prior shop, lab, or fab work
  • Comfortable around HV and vacuum hardware (or willing to learn under a senior)
ROLE-08

Interns

InternSan Francisco, CA — on-site preferred; remote considered for the right candidate

Open to undergraduates, master's students, and PhD candidates working on something that overlaps with our roadmap. Plasma physics, pulsed power, RF, controls, mech, software — if you're excited and capable, get in touch.

What you’d do
  • Work on a scoped project alongside a founder or senior engineer
  • Ship something real — not a polished slide deck
  • Present results to the team at the end of the engagement
We’re looking for
  • Strong academic record in a relevant field
  • Prior project, research, or build work you can talk through in detail
  • Available for at least 10 weeks

III.Introduce yourself

Don’t see a fit? Pick “General interest” below — we’re always interested in extraordinary engineers and scientists. We read every message.

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