Lead Laser Scientist

Founded in 2019, Marvel Fusion is Europe’s leading fusion energy company, uniting 120 scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs across our locations in Munich and Colorado.

Backed by over €385 million in public and private funding, we’re driven by a shared mission: to deliver clean, abundant energy to the world.

• Solving one of the most complex technological challenges known to humanity, harnessing Fusion on Earth

• Part of a highly purpose-driven team working on providing the world with clean, safe and abundant energy

• Working alongside world-leading scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of Fusion

• Part of a start-up where growth on a company and individual level is the default

The impact you will make

This person is needed to help get the project fully started; finalizing the concept and setting up the lab and then to take on the on-site experimental lead once the build is running. Without the hire, the setup phase and all following milestones slow down for lack of dedicated leadership. Highest on the critical path; to be filled as soon as possible.

• Lead and instruct the experimental team in the lab, a diverse team of laser scientists and engineers; setting priorities and directing the day-to-day work

• Drive the hands-on experimental work: building, aligning, troubleshooting and optimizing the setups at the bench together with the team, not only supervising

• Integrate theory, experiment and control systems — act as the interface coupling the theory/simulation group, the experimental build and the control/stabilization systems into one coherent effort.

• Contribute to the system concept and design; turning the concept and simulation results into buildable experiments and sound technical decisions.

• Plan and drive the experimental program to its milestones; owning the stepwise build and the experimental results.

• Manage suppliers and procurement; specify, source and coordinate specialized components and lab infrastructure (vacuum, mirrors, lasers, etc.)

• Stakeholder communication and reporting; keep the group lead, advisers, theory team and management aligned, and report progress against milestones.

• Establish lab operations and safety set up operating procedures, documentation and laser safety standards for the lab.

What you bring

• PhD in physics or equivalent, with several years of