Building stellarator fusion power plants—the clearest, most robust path to commercial fusion energy.
Building stellarator fusion power plants—the clearest, most robust path to commercial fusion energy.
Headquarters: Munich, Germany (offices at PSI, Switzerland and Culham, UK)
Founded / Spin-out: 2023 (spin-out from Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics)
Tech focus: Quasi‑isodynamic (QI) stellarators with high‑temperature superconducting magnets
Employee count: Approximately 137
Funding (reported): Total > €185M after a €130M Series A (June 2025) plus earlier seed/pre-seed
Commercial fusion energy / electric power generation
2023
Electric Power Generation
€7.5M (pre‑seed / extension reported)
Pre‑seed and extension reported in 2023
≈€20M
Seed round reported April 9, 2024
€130M
Series A announced June 11, 2025
“Participation from European VCs, family offices and strategic investors including Cherry Ventures, Balderton Capital, UVC Partners, Plural, redalpine and others”
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At Proxima Fusion, we're driven by a bold mission – to redefine the future of sustainable energy. Our unique concept, built upon the groundbreaking W7-X stellarator and the latest advances in technology, paves the way for commercially viable fusion power plants.
Our work in stellarator optimization, powered by cutting-edge computation and machine learning, is propelling us into uncharted territories of fusion technology. New higher performance design points are unlocked by high temperature superconducting magnets.
To fully grasp this huge opportunity, we’re building a team of extremely dedicated and passionate people who come together to drive something extraordinary, radically transforming technology in the world.
Job Title: Design Automation Engineer
Location: Munich
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Stellarator Design
As a Design Automation Engineer at Proxima, you will develop geometric representations of different stellarator components. Such models will be used to assess integration challenges across components, for high-fidelity finite-element analysis, and as a basis for more detailed geometry.
Engineering design at Proxima includes three elements:
Harnessing the Proxima way of automated engineering design, you will effectively model different stellarator components, supporting the team with fast iterations on the stellarator design.
At 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. We don’t look at how you identify, what you look like, who you choose to worship, or what ethnicity you are. We care about what you can bring to the table.