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Working Student - Laser PMO (f/m/d)
Focused · 🇺🇸 Darmstadt, DE
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About the role
About Focused Energy Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. Backed by our $240M Series A — the largest fully secured Series A in the global fusion industry — we are scaling rapidly across multiple geographies. Based in Germany and the US, we have brought together the top scientific and engineering minds using proven technologies to unlock fusion power at commercial scale. Focused Energy is working to realize game-changing scientific innovation that promises to deliver a clean, sustainable and abundant source of power globally. Your Role Focused Energy is looking for a Working Student to join the Laser Project Management Office (PMO). You'll support project governance, reporting, and process development, help run day-to-day project execution activities like retrospectives, reviews, and weekly meetings, and keep project documentation accurate and accessible for stakeholders. You'll also get the chance to run small-scope projects yourself, end to end, as their “project CEO.” This is a role for a student who wants real exposure to how a technical organization plans, tracks, and delivers complex work. What You'll Do • Support project governance, reporting, and process development for the Laser PMO. • Assist with project execution by helping to run retrospectives, reviews, and weekly project meetings. • Facilitate recurring project meetings, ensuring they remain focused and productive. • Maintain up-to-date project documentation and ensure stakeholders receive the information they need, when they need it. • Take ownership of small-scope projects, managing them end to end as the "project CEO" for your area. • Help identify process gaps and propose improvements to how projects are tracked and reported. • Promptly flag risks, blockers, and open decisions to the PMO lead. Who You Are • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Physics, Optics/Photonics, Laser Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. • Possess a basic understanding of optics, lasers, or experimental physics through coursework or laboratory experience. • Comfortable working hands-on with hardware, demonstrating careful, precise, and methodical handling of sensitive components. • Able to reliably follow structured procedures and safety protocols (e.g., cleanroom or laboratory procedures). • Have a basic familiarity with electronics and measurement equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meters, or similar devices. • Reliable, organized, proactive, and eager to learn in a hands-on lab environment. • Strong communication skills in English. What We Offer • Innovative Technology & Mission: Be part of a cutting-edge company working on groundbreaking research in clean energy and scientific discovery. • Career Development: We invest in our people. This is an opportunity to join an early, growing company at the forefront of new technology, where you’ll have the opportunity to develop and grow your career. • Collaborative Culture: Work with great people in a dynamic, international environment with top-tier scientists, engineers and professionals passionate about solving global challenges. • Ownership: Take ownership from day 1 and drive impact by making decisions, solving challenges and shaping the future of our company. • Your Success is our Success: We offer a competitive salary and company ownership in the form of stock options, giving you a direct stake in our success and ownership in what we build together. • Vacation Days: We support your work-life-balance by granting you 30 days of vacation per year. • Snacks and Drinks: Our office fridges are never empty. Enjoy our healthy snacks and drinks. Our Darmstadt office even offers a canteen with delicious lunch