Inspection Supervisor

Overview

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 investors to propel us forward. We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is an onsite role reporting to a Production Manager at our Everett, WA office.

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.

• Lead and develop a team of Inspectors responsible for ensuring the quality, compliance, and readiness of components and assemblies across Helion’s production and development programs.
• Manage daily inspection priorities and workflows, uphold rigorous quality and safety standards, and partner closely with Design Engineers, Building Reliability Engineers, Production Teams to ensure consistent inspection coverage and reliability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, and technical rigor by ensuring adherence to build standards.
• Supervise day-to-day operations of inspection teams, including scheduling, staffing, and shift coordination to maintain required coverage.
• Partner with Design, Build Reliability, Manufacturing, and Supplier Development Engineering teams to implement, improve, and sustain inspection processes, tooling, measurement methods, and documentation systems.
• Monitor team performance, provide coaching and feedback, and drive professional development within the inspection team.
• Lead hardware containments in collaboration with Build Reliability and Production team.
• Partner with the Production Training organization to lead development of inspector training and certification programs.
• Track inspection throughput, identify process bottlenecks, and coordinate cross-functional solutions with engineering and production leadership.

• 3–5 years of supervisory experience, ideally within inspection, quality assurance, production, or R&D environments.
• Familiarity with mechanical/electrical inspection practices, measurement tools, and quality/safety protocols.
• Proven ability to hire, lead, and develop technical teams in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.
• Strong organizational and communication skills with demonstrated experience managing schedules and priorities across shifts.
• Skilled in collaborating with Engineers, Supervisors, and cross-functional partners to maintain operational excellence.

Helion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity — ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams.

Annual Base Pay
: $111,000 - $140,000 USD

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their families; 31 days of PTO; 10 paid holidays plus company-wide winter break; up to 5% employer 401(k) match; short-term and long-term disability, life insurance; paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks); and an annual wellness stipend.

This is an exempt salaried role.

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and values 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.