Electrical Engineering Resource Manager

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.

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision, join us as an Electrical Engineering Resource Manager . This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville, TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent, full time

Reporting to: Director of Electrical and Software Engineering

Your role in the mission:

Type One Energy is seeking an Electrical Engineering Resource Manager to oversee, coordinate, and optimize the deployment of electrical engineering resources across multiple technically complex programs. This role is critical to ensuring that electrical engineering talent is effectively aligned with project priorities, design milestones, and program needs while maintaining team health, high performance, and sustainable execution.

The role operates within a matrixed organization, working closely with Engineering Directors, Technical Leads, Project Managers, Systems Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will combine people leadership and resource planning with a strong connection to the technical work. You will participate in design reviews and engineering assessments to maintain visibility into project execution, technical quality, and program risks, while championing engineering excellence and sustainable workloads.

Electrical Engineering Resource Planning & Allocation

• Assign electrical engineers to project teams based on technical expertise, experience, development opportunities, and program priorities.
• Balance workloads across electrical engineering teams to ensure efficient execution of design, analysis, testing, and commissioning activities while avoiding burnout.
• Continuously monitor engineering capacity and utilization across active and planned programs.
• Forecast future electrical engineering resource requirements based on project schedules, design milestones, and business objectives.
• Work with the Director of Electrical and Software Engineering to resolve resource conflicts and competing priorities across programs.

People Leadership & Performance Management

• Provide direct people leadership to assigned electrical engineers and technical specialists by serving as their manager within a matrixed organization.
• Support employee needs and serve as a point of escalation for team concerns with HR and leadership.
• Conduct regular 1:1 meetings to understand individual motivations, remove barriers to success, and proactively address performance or engagement issues.
• Facilitate performance management processes, including goal setting, continuous feedback, and career development planning.
• Foster a positive team culture built on collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.

Capability Development & Talent Growth

• Maintain a deep understanding of the team's technical capabilities, including power systems, instrumentation and controls, electrical design, embedded systems, electrical analysis, and testing disciplines.
• Identify technical skill gaps required to support future programs and partner with Technical Leads to develop capability-building plans.
• Partner with HR and Engineering leadership to support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and retention of electrical engineering talent.
• Support the professional growth of engineers through mentoring, training opportunities,…