Senior Computational Physicist, Stellarator Optimization

<p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHO WE ARE</strong> </p><p style="min-height:1.5em">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.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">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.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">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.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>TEAM AND ROLE</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Shape the architecture of the world’s first commercial fusion power plant</strong> – Own system-level decisions that determine how a first-of-a-kind energy technology is designed, integrated, and ultimately deployed at scale.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Solve some of the most complex engineering challenges in industry</strong> – Work across tightly coupled disciplines (plasma physics, magnets, cryogenics, manufacturing, controls, and more) to resolve critical trade-offs and turn cutting-edge science into a functioning product.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Build real hardware with a pragmatic, fast-moving team from all over the world</strong> – Combine advanced simulation and systems thinking with a strong execution mindset, focusing on practical engineering solutions that accelerate the path to commercial fusion energy.</p></li></ul><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>WHY JOIN PROXIMA FUSION</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You will get to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You'll get to join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Do your life’s best work and enjoy the journey.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Get to show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent.</p></li></ul><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>YOUR IMPACT</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a Senior Computational Physicist - Stellarator Optimization, you will design the magnetic fields and coils at the core of our stellarators. You will balance plasma performance with engineering requirements, prioritizing simple, practical designs that can be built. Your work will directly shape Stellaris, our first commercial fusion power pla