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You will build and test mechanical and electromechanical prototypes from early-stage design concepts, and carry out rapid prototyping and mechanical assembly trials. You will develop fixtures, test setups and scalable assembly processes, operate milling machines, lathes and test stands, and maintain workshop processes, tools, inventory and calibration. It suits technicians trained in machining, wiring, assembly and test stand technology.\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nBuild and test mechanical and electromechanical prototypes based on early-stage design concepts.\n\nCarry out rapid prototyping and mechanical assembly trials.\n\nOptimize and maintain workshop processes, tools, inventory, and calibration.\n\nOperate key workshop equipment such as milling machines, lathes, and test stands.\n\nWork closely with engineers to improve prototypes and prepare them for production.\n\nPerform incoming goods inspections, maintain PPE and tools, and ensure safe working practices.\n\nMaintain a clean, structured, and efficient lab and workshop environment.\n\nWHO YOU ARE\nHands-on problem solver with strong practical skills - equally effective working independently and as part of a team in a workshop environment.\n\nProactive, communicative, and team-oriented - you thrive when collaborating with engineers and technicians in dynamic development environments.\n\nDetail-oriented and safety-conscious - with high standards for quality, precision, and safe working practices.\n\nAdaptable and flexible - you perform well in fast-moving, evolving technical environments with a high degree of ownership.\n\nExcellent German and English language skills.\n\nStrong technical background, such as vocational training or a technical college/university degree, with experience in machining, wiring, assembly, and test stand technology.\n\nBY JOINING OUR TEAM YOU’LL GET TO\nBuild the machine that builds the machine. Join TechOps at the forefront of advanced manufacturing, we’re building the production system that will enable commercial fusion. The Production lines, tooling, and processes are being developed from the ground up; you'll create the ways of working, not inherit them.\n\nWork at the frontier of manufacturing technology. Bring your creativity to evaluate, qualify, and deploy processes with no industry playbook, every component you build and every process you shape goes directly into the core of the stellarator magnet technology.\n\nDo work that matters, and see it grow. The hardware you build is the product and your career grows with it, from prototyping and process development through quality and industrialization, alongside exceptional colleagues from around the world.\n\nMake an impact you can point to. In a small, fast-moving team, your calls on equipment, quality, and process directly shape how a world-class deep-tech company produces superconducting magnets with results visible on the shop floor, not buried in a slidedeck.\n\nWHO WE ARE\nProxima 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.\nOur 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.\nTurning 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.\nINTERVIEW PROCESS\nRecruiter Interview (30-60 min)\n\nTechnical Screening (30 min)\n\nTechnical Panel (3x60 min)\n\n*This role sits at \"PF2\" of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information.\nAt 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. 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