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General Fusion is seeking experienced plasma physicists to contribute to the development of our magnetized target fusion (MTF) power plant. We are looking for individuals to aid in the analysis of our experimental campaigns, who can then use that information to develop models that compare experimental results with simulation and help inform the direction of future development.

General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and can stay focused on goals while operating in a fast paced development environment. We welcome individuals who possess the drive required to work on difficult problems, are excited by alternative and innovative solutions and are comfortable with working both independently and within a group.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will work under the Director of Plasma Development and, with the rest of the engineering and physics staff, to further the development of plasma targets for General Fusion’s power plant design.

The work involved in this project combines a wide range of skill sets, and each team member will need to become familiar with the full scope of the plasma development and understand how their work relates to that of the whole.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Analysis of data produced by experimental campaigns and reporting of results.
• Relating the analysis to known plasma physics theory and simulation.
• Using experimental results to inform further plasma technology development.
• Diagnostic development

Qualifications

Qualified candidates possess a balance of strong plasma theory background and practical experimentation skills. Candidates for this position must have:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent degree in plasma physics or a closely related field.
• Strong background in research related to magnetic confinement of plasmas.
• Strong grasp of plasma theory and ability to apply relevant theory to develop models ofthe experimental system as well as to contribute to technological innovations.
• Practical experimentation skills.
• Experience doing quantitative analysis in Igor, Matlab or similar programming environment.
• Proven ability to work well within a team setting.

Additional consideration will be given to candidates who have experience in:

• Magnetized Target Fusion.
• Use of visible, VUV, or soft X-ray spectroscopy to analyze high temperature plasmas.

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

Does This Sound Like You?

• You enjoy applying your first principles approach to understanding nuances of complex engineering and physics concepts
• Strong understanding of implications of interactions and conflicts between complex systems
• Proven ability to manage complex mechanical system integration
• Able to recognize, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve challenges across multiple systems
• Ability to recognize how challenges within one system may be resolved through changes to one or more different systems
• You care more about understanding WHAT a system needs to do, and less about how it does it
• You take a full world view as part of your daily routine
• Appreciate the value in transforming system requirements into clear, concise verification plans
• You understand and enjoy the framework of a “System of Systems” approach
• You enjoy collaborating with driven, passionate individuals across various teams
• You want to use your talents to change the world for the better!

If this sounds like you, General Fusion’s Systems Engineer role may be the perfect fit!   

Position Overview:

General Fusion is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP) team.  The Systems Engineer will take ownership of the Systems Engineering tasks associated with the design and development of several of the Demonstration Plant’s systems.  In this collaborative role, the successful candidate will work closely with Design Engineering to ensure several large electro-mechanical systems are defined, designed, and built to meet the program goals. Please note, this position is not a software system engineering role.

Key Responsibilities:

(What You’ll Be Doing!)

• Writing, maintaining and updating functional and performance requirements for the systems.
• Defining systems boundaries and interfaces.
• Identifying, tracking, deriving, maintaining and updating requirements that stem from interactions that cross system boundaries.
• Working with the Design Engineering team to ensure that design verification and validation plans meet the program goals.
• Tracking requirements verification and systems validation.
• Identifying challenges in meeting design requirements and or maintaining performance margins; working with the Design Engineering teams and the Director of Program Management to resolve these challenges in a manner that continues to meet the program goals.
• Engaging all stakeholders before changing / updating requirements and margin allocations; communicating all changes to all stakeholders.
• Working with the team developing and maintaining performance models for the FDP so they accurately reflect and inform design and requirements changes.
• Working with the Senior Vice President of Prototype Deployment and their team, to capture requirements stemming from assembly, commissioning, testing, operating, servicing, lifetime extension and de-commissioning of the demonstration plant
• Acting as a systems administrator for managing and maintaining the Systems Engineering information management tools.

Relevant Skills and Experience:

(What You Bring!)

Required:

• 5+ years of experience as a systems engineer on a multi-disciplinary system-of-systems project or experience as a subject matter expert (e.g. control systems engineer, electro-mechanical engineer, diagnostics engineer, etc.) working with a systems engineer on a system-of systems project.
• Practical experience transitioning novel, emerging technologies into one-of-a-kind engineering projects.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing systems’ designs and requirements.
• Experience writing requirements or designing systems to meet explicitly defined requirements.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Preferred:

• Hands on experience designing / building / assembling machinery.
• Experience with a systems engineering database using configuration management controls.
• Experience writing or executing a Systems Engineering Plan or components of a Systems Engineering Plan (Verification and Validation Plan, Integration Plan, etc.).
• Experience writing interface definition documents.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering or other engineering discipline with relevant industrial experience

 What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

 Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-67” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

Position Overview:

As a member of the Applied Physics team, the Computational Plasma Physicist will help develop relevant and accurate computational models of the plasma dynamics in General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) compression architecture. The work will involve incorporating new physical effects into existing code or developing and testing new code. The successful candidate should also be familiar with computational and numerical methods in areas outside of plasma physics, including computational fluid dynamics.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Working closely with the engineering and science teams to develop models that are supported by the governing physics
• • Modeling component interactions and accurately predicting physical results
• • Taking ownership of the modeling results, ensuring that they meet the needs, in both fidelity and confidence, of the engineering team 
• • Actively reconciling model results with experimental physical results and using them to improve the fidelity of the models
• • Evaluating new techniques, software, and computer resources

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Required:

• • Computational research experience in plasma physics or magnetohydrodynamics in a Linux/Unix environment
• • Strong programming skills and a willingness to learn new methods
• • A positive attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• • Experience running code on parallel machines 
• • Familiarity with MHD codes such as VAC or NIMROD 
• • Familiarity with MATLAB or Python
• • Familiarity with experimental methods and electromagnetic theory

The work involved in this project combines a wide range of skill sets, and each team member will need to become familiar with the full scope of the plasma development and understand how their work relates to the whole. General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and are comfortable with creative problem solving independently and within a group. 

Education:

Ph.D. or equivalent degree in plasma physics, fluid mechanics, or a closely related field.

Applications

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-15” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

Position Overview:

As a member of the Applied Physics team, the Senior Plasma Physicist will contribute to the development of our magnetized target fusion (MTF) power plant. The Senior Plasma Physicist will aid in the analysis of our experimental campaigns, and then use that information to develop models that reconcile experimental results with simulation and help inform the direction of future development. 

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, has strong communication skills and can stay focused on goals while operating in a fast-paced development environment. They would possess the drive required to work on difficult problems, is excited by alternative and innovative solutions and are comfortable with working both independently and within a group.

Key Responsibilities:

• • Analyzing and integrating diagnostic data from General Fusion plasma experiments to develop comprehensive hypotheses for evolution of plasma characteristics, and reconcile them with simulation results and reconstructions
• • Proposing new experimental campaigns and corresponding simulations to answer key questions regarding plasma parameter evolution, and optimization of MTF targets 
• • Working with the simulation, reconstruction, and diagnostic teams in the development of dynamic models of compact toroid (CT) plasmas under compression. 

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Required:

• • Strong background in research in fusion science and magnetized plasma
• • Strong grasp of plasma theory and be able to apply relevant theory to develop models of the experimental system as well as to contribute to technological innovations
• • Proven ability to work well within a team setting

Preferred:

• • Experience in Magnetized Target Fusion

The work involved in this project combines a wide range of skill sets, and each team member will need to become familiar with the full scope of the plasma development and understand how their work relates to the whole. General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and are comfortable with creative problem solving independently and within a group. 

Education:

Ph. D. or equivalent degree in plasma physics, fusion science or closely related field.

Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-21” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

As a member of the Applied Physics team, the Computational Plasma Physicist – Edge Physics will help develop relevant and accurate computational models of the plasma edge in General Fusion’s Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) experiments and power plant. Focus will be on simulating edge physics and collaborating within the simulation team to integrate the edge model with MHD simulations of the magnetized plasma target under compression.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the choice of edge physics codes, and ensure that the selected codes are applicable to the conditions to be simulated.
• Working closely within the simulation team to couple or otherwise integrate the edge physics model with MHD simulation of the fusion plasma
• Work with the experimental team to validate the edge physics model
• Taking ownership of the modeling results, ensuring that they meet the needs, in both fidelity and confidence, of the engineering team
• Evaluating new techniques, software, and computer resources

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Computational research experience in plasma physics in a Linux environment
• Experience in simulation of plasma boundary effects
• Experience with plasma boundary codes such as SOLPS, UEDGE or EIRENE
• Strong programming skills and a willingness to learn new methods
• A positive attitude and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred:

• Experience running code on parallel machines
• Familiarity with MHD codes such as VAC or NIMROD
• Familiarity with MATLAB or Python
• Familiarity with experimental methods and electromagnetic theory

The work involved in this project combines a wide range of skill sets, and each team member will need to become familiar with the full scope of the plasma development and understand how their work relates to the whole. General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and are comfortable with creative problem solving independently and within a group.

Education:

Ph.D. or equivalent degree in plasma physics, fluid mechanics, or a closely related field.

Applications

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-16” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Position Overview:

As a member of the Diagnostics team, the Electrical Engineer will work as part of the team in the development of General Fusion’s Fusion Demonstration Plant. This is a broader support role to the diagnostics team and the work will focus on design of signal capture & processing equipment for plasma diagnostics for both directly for and in support of the Fusion Demonstration Plant.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design of signal capture & processing equipment/algorithms for plasma diagnostics
• Signal processing – software design & implementation
• Experience with Signal processing – hardware & software
• DAQ design & implementation
• Working with spice modelling / circuit transfer design

Relevant Education, Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Strong knowledge in sensor design
• Experience designing for high electrical noise environments
• EMI/EMC experience
• DAQ design & implementation experience
• Flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment

Preferred:

• 8-10 years’ experience in designing electronics for pulsed/ switch power environments
• Experience in designing & validating prototypes in a research and development setting.
• Signal processing – software design & implementation experience
• Signal processing – hardware- design & development experience

The work involved in this project combines a wide range of skill sets, and each team member will need to become familiar with the full scope of the plasma development and understand how their work relates to the whole. This is a broader support role to the diagnostics team. General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and are comfortable with creative problem solving independently and within a group.

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-03” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

General Fusion is transforming how the world is energized by developing the first commercially viable fusion power plant. Fusion will deliver clean, safe, and on-demand power at industrial scale, providing a powerful complement to renewables and a pathway to a zero-emission grid. Combining new technologies, proven industrial processes, and advances in fundamental fusion science, General Fusion aims to be the first in the world to develop commercial fusion power. Key performance requirements have been demonstrated at the system level, setting the stage for building a pre-commercial fusion power prototype.

Position Overview:

General Fusion is searching for an Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Manager to lead the Company’s EH&S Program (Program) at its headquarters in the metro Vancouver area. Reporting to the Vice President, Fusion Island Engineering, the successful candidate will have experience in developing, operationalizing, and managing best-in-class Programs within a broad-based technology development environment. They will have experience with EH&S programs which reflect a combination of industrial safety standards and best practices for working in an environment that includes high energy electrical systems, high intensity lasers, high energy fluid/mechanical systems and alkaline metals.

General Fusion has a risk-informed foundation for its EH&S Program, building on the principles of Human Performance. The EH&S manager will maintain these guiding principles in refining and improving the Company’s Program, by working closely with the leadership team and communicating effectively across the entire organization – including engineering, technology development, executive leadership, human resource and administrative functions – to lead a collaborative, human performance focused safety culture built on trust, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

The EH&S Manager’s scope of responsibility will include

Health and Safety Culture

• Developing and maintaining the systems, processes, policies, and best practices necessary for maintaining a safe Company work environment and excellent safety culture in a technology development environment.
• Collaborating with the technology development organization - including engineers, scientists and subject matter experts - to do hazard analyses and develop operational safety practices in General Fusion’s laboratories, including the safe operation and maintenance of General Fusion’s test beds and prototypes.
• Acts as a change agent in support of continuous improvement

Health and Safety Program Management

• Leading the Company’s Safety Committee and maintaining all necessary records and documentation associated with the Committee business.
• Conducting and documenting risk assessments for test beds and prototypes across General Fusions technology development program.
• Developing and managing an effective root cause analysis program as part of an overall Corrective Action Program (CAP) for both actual safety incidents as well as near misses – including incident assessment, capturing and effectively communicating incident learnings, and ensuring proper follow up of action plans together with management.
• Tracking, documenting, communicating, and reporting the Company’s safety performance to stakeholders such as employees and the senior management team.
• Ensuring effective and consistent implementation of the H&S program across our facilities in the metro Vancouver area.

Health and Safety Compliance

• Ensuring General Fusion work practices, facilities, equipment, and work environment comply with all applicable regulations, laws, codes, and standards.

Requirements:

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Required:

• 10+ years of experience managing safety programs in a prototype or technology development environment.
• Strong technical background with proven experience in developing safety policy using a risk-based approach.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Acts as change agent to drive cultural change and inspires others to action through collaboration and influence.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Focus on , building relations with functional and with key stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; service oriented.
• Must have strong communication & presentations skills and ability to relate to all levels of the organization.

Preferred:

• Experience with high energy fluid/mechanical systems safety practices and design.
• Experience with high intensity laser safety experience.
• Experience with high energy pulsed power systems safety practices and design.
• Experience with liquid alkaline metal-based fluid systems safety practices and design.
• Experience with radiation protection programs and principles.

Education:

• University Degree in Engineering or Industrial Safety.

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-30” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

About Us:

General Fusion is transforming how the world is energized by developing the first commercially-viable fusion power plant. Fusion will deliver clean, safe, and on-demand power at industrial scale, providing a powerful complement to renewables and a pathway to a zero-emission grid.

Combining new technologies, proven industrial processes, and advances in fundamental fusion science, General Fusion aims to be the first in the world to develop commercial fusion power. Key performance requirements have been demonstrated at the system level, setting the stage for the building of a pre-commercial fusion power prototype.

Does This Sound Like You?

• You’re a common sense, technically savvy, CAD Technician with industry experience in a Mechanical Engineering environment, as a Solidworks expert.
• You are the go-to person for your peers and managers for anything SolidWorks or CAD Modelling related.
• You find ways to automate repetitive tasks so you can focus on the challenging tasks.
• You want to work on a state-of-the-art fully integrated facility.
• You're great at what you do.
• You want to work with a fantastic dynamic team.
• You want to be challenged and make a difference, in your career and in your life.
• Most importantly, you want to change the world…

If this describes you, the role of CAD Technician at General Fusion could be the perfect fit for you!

Position Overview:

General Fusion is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team in support of the design of its pre-commercial fusion power prototype, the Fusion Demonstration Plant (FDP).  Working with new generation, leading edge technology, the CAD Technician will be responsible for building and maintaining the integrated engineering model of the FDP through all phases of the design.  Reporting to the Manager, Compression Engineering, this highly collaborative role will work with an array of Lead and Systems Engineers, as well as with General Fusion’s development partners, to maintain the ‘single source of truth’ of the highly complex integrated FDP model.

Key Responsibilities:

(What you’ll be doing!)

• Developing and maintaining the integrated engineering model of General Fusion’s ‘Fusion Demonstration Plant’ prototype from conceptual through to final design. This includes integrating the individually designed systems (by the Lead Engineers) into a single engineering model and managing interfaces and conflicts between systems.
• Providing model outputs such as materials totals, interferences, and space constraints for stakeholders across the program, including engineering partners to General Fusion.
• Maintaining the configuration of the engineering model throughout the design cycle to provide current and accurate model outputs to the required stakeholders.
• Create models of components and system envelopes, and produce technical drawings and presentation graphics as required.
• Monitor systems’ boundaries for interferences and conflicts, work with Systems Leads, Systems Engineers, and external partners to resolve such conflicts.
• Create simplified, but accurate model versions for further analysis by engineers, and physicists.
• Create presentation quality model images for use in marketing and communications documents.
• Create tools to make our approach to using Solidworks more efficient and consistent.

Relevant Skills and Experience:

(What You Bring!)

Required:

• Demonstrated expertise in Solidworks, including:
  • Handling large assemblies (1000s of parts)
  • Using multiple assembly configurations
  • Creating BOMs and exploded assembly views
  • Creating detailed production drawings with input from Lead Engineers
  • Roughing in solid models from scratch with input from Lead Engineers
• Experience in managing complex, multi-user engineering models including experience with configuration management and full design life cycles.
• Excellent communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to work with others across different business units.
• Experience on projects that transition novel, emerging technologies into one-of-a-kind engineering projects.

Preferred (any of the following):

• Experience in Solidworks PDM.
• Experience with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Exposure to engineering design, and experience performing basic. mechanical design calculations.
• Experience with Systems Engineering, specifically with respect to collaborating across multiple systems and engineering disciplines.

Education:

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology, or similar
• Relevant industry experience

What We Offer:

(What We Can Provide You!)

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-13” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

General Fusion is transforming how the world is energized by developing the first commercially viable fusion power plant. Fusion will deliver clean, safe and on-demand power at industrial scale, providing a powerful complement to renewables and a pathway to a zero-emission grid.

Combining new technologies, proven industrial processes, and advances in fundamental fusion science, General Fusion aims to be the first in the world to develop commercial fusion power. Key performance requirements have been demonstrated at the system level, setting the stage for building a pre-commercial fusion power prototype.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experimental plasma physicist to join our diagnostics team. The focus of this position is on laser-based heterodyne plasma diagnostic techniques (interferometry and polarimetry).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop new diagnostic systems for plasma experiments.
• Assemble, install, and operate diagnostic equipment.
• Process data, interpret and report results.
• Relate the analysis to known plasma physics theory and simulation.
• Use experimental results to inform further diagnostic development.

Requirements:

Education:

• A Masters or Ph.D., or equivalent degree, in plasma physics or a closely related field.

Skillset:

• Strong background in research related to diagnostics for magnetically confined high-temperature plasmas; specifically with heterodyne laser based diagnostic techniques.
• Strong grasp of plasma theory and be able to apply relevant theory to develop models of the experimental system as well as to contribute to technological innovations.
• Proven ability to work well within a team setting.
• Experience with statistical data analysis tools and standard data science techniques.
• Experience in Magnetized Target Fusion is an asset.

What We Offer:

• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-17” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

About Us:

General Fusion is transforming how the world is energized by developing the first commercially viable fusion power plant. Fusion will deliver clean, safe, and on-demand power at industrial scale, providing a powerful complement to renewables and a pathway to a zero-emission grid.

Combining new technologies, proven industrial processes, and advances in fundamental fusion science, General Fusion aims to be the first in the world to develop commercial fusion power. Key performance requirements have been demonstrated at the system level, setting the stage for building a pre-commercial fusion power prototype.

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of IT will lead and grow the IT team, collaborate with other leaders inside he company, and work directly with external partners to build up the overall IT capabilities of the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the near term and long-term IT strategy and roadmap to support the growth of the company
• Build and lead the IT team including coaching and developing direct reports inside the IT organization
• Collaborate cross functionally with key internal stakeholders such as the R&D Software Development team, Finance, Procurement, HR, Facilities and Fusion Demonstration Plant team
• Support selection, procurement, maintenance and deployment of new hardware and software technologies such as ERP, CRM, HCM, EAM…
• Oversee and manage a successful ERP implementation
• Coordinate with external partners such as software vendors and/or system implementers
• Develop and execute the IT Target Operating Model for an efficient and lean IT function
• Ensure IT compliance with SOX requirements for going public (e.g. implementing adequate internal controls) 

Relevant Skills and Experience:

Required:

• Previous experience in technology consulting or IT leadership position
• 15+ years of experience with right mix of skills
• 5 years as IT director or VP level
• Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent
• Experience working with C-level executives

Preferred:

• Experience working in an early stage, high tech and/or high growth company
• Experience working on multi-facility, global projects, specific experience in Canada, US, and the UK
• Experience managing IT Program for industrial companies (e.g. green field plant)
• Knowledge of framework or certification such as ITIL, TOGAF, PMP, Scrum, BRM
• Knowledge of Security framework such as NIST,…
• Experience working in an early stage company
• Experience working in energy & utilities, clean tech, renewables and/or high-tech sectors

General Fusion seeks individuals who are self-motivated, have good communication skills and are comfortable with creative problem solving independently and within a group.

What We Offer:

• An environment shaped by a meaningful, purpose-driven mission
• Flexible hours
• Four weeks’ vacation
• Comprehensive benefits package
• RRSP Contribution
• Support for professional development
• Great company culture – social events, food trucks, bike rides, Sun Run, etc.

Applications:

Please apply directly at the following link:

https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=3196ba6f-d49c-4493-9290-3d91489bdfa9&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=411416&source=CC2&lang=en_CA

or:

send your resume to opportunities@generalfusion.com noting “Job Ref# RR-2021-62” in the email subject line. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

General Fusion is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.