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Description

TAE Technologies develops breakthrough solutions to the most complex problems of our time. Our core mission is to develop and distribute safe, cost-effective commercial fusion energy with the cleanest environmental profile. With close to 1,000 issued and pending patents and over $600 million USD in private capital, we are now on the cusp of delivering a transformational energy source capable of sustaining the planet for thousands of years. Our foundational technology has catalyzed a portfolio of spinoff opportunities in critical markets such as electric mobility, power management, life sciences and more. Multidisciplinary and mission-driven by nature, TAE Technologies is leveraging proprietary science and engineering to create a bright future for us all.

We currently have an opening at our Foothill Ranch, CA (Orange County) facility for a Scientist - Modeling Stability and Fast Ion Physics. The candidate will perform theoretical and computational study of plasma stability and fast ion transport in the Field Reversed Configuration.  The position will be in the Computational Modeling group at TAE. This is a full-time position with a rich compensation package.

Working at TAE:

We are a diverse group of 200 of the most brilliant physicists, engineers and other experts from 30 countries around the world – all committed to improving our world through clean technology. TAE values individual expertise within our culture of collaboration. We offer generous benefits, vacation, career development programs and intramural ping pong.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and use theoretical and computational models to describe the stability of FRC plasmas.
  • Application of the models will include MHD modes, fast ion driven waves, and fast ion transport.
  • Algorithms of interest include particle-in-cell methods, hybrid fluid-particle methods, continuum Vlasov solvers, perturbative (delta-f) and non-perturbative methods, electrostatic and electromagnetic field solvers.
• Active interest in using and upgrading the existing models to interpret experimental results and to propose experiments to validate the predictions of theory. The models will be validated on the existing C-2W (aka Norman) experiment at C-2W and will play an important role in helping to design a next-step fusion device.

Required Skills:

• 2 to 5 years of experience in Computational or Theoretical Plasma physics or related field.
• The ideal candidate will have experience in many or all of these areas:
• Theoretical background in high beta plasma physics and/or open systems
• MHD, Particle-In-Cell, or Vlasov Fokker-Planck modeling in magnetically confined plasmas.
• High performance computing experience including MPI, OpenMP, or GPGPU computing
• Excellent interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and strong personal motivation are necessary.
• The ability to work in a dynamic, team environment is required.

• Project Experience:
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on long term research projects.
  • Ability to organize and schedule work to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work as lead on one project and to participate in and support other projects.

Other Preferred Experience:

• Original work published in professional scientific journals.
• Experience presenting at national and/or international level

Software Knowledge and Skills:

• FORTRAN or C++
• Python, IDL, or Matlab.

Education:

• Required Education: S. in Computational or Theoretical Plasma physics or related field.
• Preferred Education: Ph.D. in Computational or Theoretical Plasma physics or related field.