Plasma physics

Staff Physicist

Support Laurelin's physics leadership as an independent check: verify the models, the analysis, and the published claims before they carry the company's name.

Planned full-timeSan Francisco, CA · On-site

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The role

Build the first machine with us.

Laurelin is building a pulsed field-reversed-configuration machine with direct electromagnetic recovery. The reactor architecture, the gates, and the build program are authored by the founder. The staff physicist supports that leadership and checks it: independently reworking the derivations, reproducing the analysis, and confirming that every published claim survives a second pair of expert eyes.

The work spans the program's core physics: magnetohydrodynamic stability, turbulence, and the pulsed-power systems that drive the machine. You would sit with the team in San Francisco, assisting the founder and executive team on the physics they direct.

What you would own

Independently verify the program's models and derivations before they enter a brief or the published record.
Reproduce shot-data analysis from the raw traces and flag any divergence from the reported result.
Assist the founder and executive team with the physics groundwork behind reviews and technical decisions.

What we are looking for

BA or BS in physics or applied physics from a leading program; a PhD is preferred.
Research or working experience in MHD, gyrokinetic turbulence, and pulsed-power systems.
The ability to explain a hard result to a non-specialist without losing the physics.

Especially useful

Hands-on time on a pulsed-power or magnetic-confinement experiment.
A publication record you would put in front of a skeptical reviewer.

Application

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01 · Describe your work across MHD, gyrokinetic turbulence, and pulsed-power systems, and where each shows up in your record.Name the machines, codes, or experiments, and your role on each.02 · Describe a physics claim you published or defended, what could have falsified it, and how you bounded the uncertainty.The specific measurement chain matters more than the venue.03 · Share your ORCID iD, and a link to your publication record if you keep one online.The ORCID iD is required; write it as 0000-0000-0000-0000. The link is optional.

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