About Helion
We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.
Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.
This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.
What You Will Be Doing:
This role will be pivotal in scaling Helion's internal communications programs, with ownership of key storytelling and communication mechanisms that keep our growing team aligned and engaged across every site and shift. You'll partner with Production and Manufacturing leaders to surface stories, support team-wide events, and write announcements and updates. Every day will look different, but your north star will be clarity and connection for our team of builders. This is an onsite role that reports directly to the Internal Communications Lead at our Everett, WA office.
You Will:
Plan, develop, and deliver of recurring internal communications, including newsletter features, team presentations, digital signage, and leader announcements
Strategize and support the execution of high-priority internal campaigns and events, including delivery of key topics at company-wide Town Halls
Partner with our Production and Manufacturing leaders to drive team engagement and alignment through existing channels (Technician All Hands), identifying new or evolving mechanisms to keep technicians connected across shifts
Manage intranet content / company wiki pages, working alongside documentation owners and SMEs to ensure published information is maintained as the single source of truth
Work with IS&T and People Ops to optimize the company's user groups (levels, teams, site locations) across company channels (distribution lists, Slack) to ensure the right messages reach the right employees
Required Skills:
5+ years of experience in internal communications, or employee engagement—ideally in a high-growth, manufacturing or hardware engineering environment
Track record of strong partnerships across all levels of an organization—from senior leaders to individual subject matter experts—to deliver communications plans that drive team alignment and engagement
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with a knack for tailoring key messages across multiple formats, diverse audiences and range of channels like email, Slack, Confluence and digital signage
Experience translating complex manufacturing or engineering topics into clear, compelling communications
Success driving projects with strong organization, attention to detail, and end-to-end ownership of storytelling
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Benefits
Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend
Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.
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