About the Position

Electrical Technician, Magnet Systems

Proxima Fusion is Europe’s fastest-growing fusion company and the continent’s best-funded fusion player, as well as the first spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP). Backed by over €650M and powered by a growing team across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford, we are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.

Our concept advances the most mature fusion technology out there, the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, through two next-generation machines: Alpha and Stellaris. Our work combines stellarator optimization, advanced computation, machine learning, and high-temperature superconducting magnets to unlock higher-performance designs that were previously out of reach.

Turning these designs into a functioning fusion power plant requires excellence and ownership across every discipline, from physics and engineering to software, manufacturing, law, and business functions.

Responsibilities

Experimental Support

Instrumentation Wiring: Assemble control panels, junction boxes, and cabinets. Wire sensors, heaters, instrumentation, and related electrical interfaces.
System Integration: Support integration of power supplies, control panels, acquisition systems, and test equipment from an electrical perspective.
Commissioning Support: Assist with electrical checks, verification, and commissioning of experimental setups.
Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair electrical faults, component failures, and other problems affecting experiments.

Electrical Infrastructure

Electrical Connection: Power and connect our experimental setups, prototype rigs, and manufacturing equipment.
Installation Oversight: Oversee electrical interventions by external contractors.

Safety and Quality

Safety & Compliance: Ensure installations and modifications are safe and compliant with relevant norms, regulations, and internal procedures.
Maintenance: Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical infrastructure, test hardware, and support systems.
Quality of Execution: Ensure that installations are neat, maintainable, and consistent with industrial norms. Maintain a safe, functional, and organized electrical environment.

Requirements

Background: Training and practical experience as an Electrician, Electrical Technician, or similar.
Qualification: *Automatiker, Elektroinstallateur (*EFZ Swiss vocational diploma) or equivalent qualification.
Safety Mindset: Good knowledge of safe electrical working practices and regulations.
Technical Capability: Comfortable with producing and reading electrical diagrams, sizing cables and protection devices, performing modifications, and troubleshooting real systems.
Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic R&D environment where setups evolve quickly and where engineers, scientists, and technicians collaborate closely.

Nice to Have

Driving license valid in Switzerland
Experience in R&D environments
Experience drawing and updating Single-Line Diagrams (SLDs) and developing power distribution networks
Familiarity with ECAD software
Experience with power supplies, low-voltage industrial systems, or control cabinets

We Offer

Opportunity to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world.
Join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals.
Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey.
Get to show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent.

About the Company

At Proxima Fusion, our mission is bold: making limitless clean energy a reality. To get there, we need a high-performing, diverse team that brings different perspectives, challenges assumptions, and builds together with purpose. We know that diversity of thought and experience leads to better ideas, stronger execution, and a more resilient team. We don’t look at how you identify, what you look like, who you choose to worship or what ethnicity you are. We care about what you can bring to the table.

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Employment Type: Full-time

Workplace Type: On-site

Electrical Technician, Magnet Systems

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