Database Engineer

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy ⚡️  

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable, affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023, the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines, together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies. 

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods, modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk, shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade, using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy. 

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.typeoneenergy.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as a “Database Engineer”. This is what you need to know:

Location: Madison WI, Knoxville TN, or Boston MA

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Senior Director of Electrical Engineering

Your role in the mission:

We are seeking a Database Engineer  to support the development and management of our production and engineering databases. This role is ideal for an engineer who is eager to expand their skills while contributing to a mission-driven organization.

You will work closely with senior engineers and scientists to design, build, and maintain databases that support research, engineering workflows, and large-scale data collection from our stellarator fusion technologies. The role will include both hands-on database development and day-to-day administration.

This is an opportunity to grow into a technical expert within a highly innovative environment, with mentorship and exposure to cutting-edge technologies in energy and data systems.

Support the design, development, and maintenance of SQL and NoSQL databases to manage engineering and research data

Assist in implementing secure, reliable, and scalable database solutions.

Participate in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ensure accurate and efficient data flow.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop tools for storing, archiving, and retrieving large datasets.

Contribute to database modeling (UML or equivalent) and support documentation of database designs and interfaces.

Perform routine database administration tasks including configuration, monitoring, backup, and recovery.

Implement verification and validation processes to ensure data integrity and database performance.

Assist with the integration of visualization and monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Kibana, ElasticSearch).

Contribute to the adoption of modern database methodologies, including tiered storage and retrieval systems.

Provide support for software development teams in managing and documenting database requirements.

What you’ll need:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.

3+ years of professional experience in database engineering, database administration, or data engineering.

Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, or C++).

Hands-on experience with relational database systems and exposure to NoSQL solutions.

Familiarity with data modeling, database performance tuning, and database backup/recovery.

Understanding of ETL processes and tools for data transformation.

Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment.

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus, you will also get…

• Stock and share options 📈
• Relocation allowance 💰
• Insurance plans 🩺
• 401k retirement options 💸
• And many more great voluntary benefits 👀

Embrace the mission by submitting your application on our careers page, then head over to our website to learn more about the