Supportive team and great growth opportunities - Control Systems Engineer Thea Energy Employee Review

5.0
22 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible team: Collaborative, supportive, and highly skilled colleagues who genuinely enjoy working together. Everyone is driven, passionate, and committed to delivering high-quality work. Great work environment: Positive atmosphere that makes day-to-day work engaging and enjoyable. Career development opportunities: Strong emphasis on continuous learning and professional growth, with chances to take on new challenges.

Cons

Initial learning curve: The complexity of fusion systems can make onboarding demanding, but it offers a great opportunity to build deep expertise.

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Thea Energy Response
1w
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience working with us on Glassdoor! We absolutely love reading feedback like this. Hearing that you find our team collaborative, supportive, and passionate is incredibly rewarding. We pride ourselves on cultivating a positive work environment, so it’s wonderful to know that the atmosphere makes your day-to-day work engaging and enjoyable. We are also thrilled that you are taking advantage of our career development opportunities supporting our team’s professional growth and continuous learning is a huge priority for us. Fusion systems are undeniably complex, and we know that there may be an initial onboarding learning curve. However, we love your perspective on it, it truly is a fantastic opportunity to build rare, deep expertise in a cutting-edge field. We are constantly looking for ways to streamline our onboarding process, so your feedback is incredibly valuable as we work to support new team members through that initial climb. Thank you for your dedication, your drive, and for being such a vital part of our team. We’re excited to keep tackling these complex challenges and growing together!

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5.0
1 July 2026
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Pros

1. Access to various computing cluster resources and plasma physics codes, a great in-office environment, and a good work-life balance. 2. Opportunities to interact with exceptional colleagues and receive valuable feedback to improve research. 3. Support for scientific research, attending major conferences, and open-access publishing to increase visibility and promote both personal growth and the company's success. 4. The ability to conduct independent research and take the lead on projects. 5. Free coffee, tea, and snacks, along with occasional breakfasts and social gatherings. 6. Compensation: Competitive pay, insurances, and 401(k) matching (which recently started). 7. An excellent recruiting process, which is very well-structured and similar to the hiring systems used at US National Labs. 8. A highly efficient HR department and a very smooth onboarding system In short, this is a fantastic place to work, learn new things, and continuously improve your physics, time-management, and technical skills.

Cons

Because Thea Energy Inc. is a growing company, they are still actively scaling and organizing operations. As of writing this review, a few minor downsides are: 1. Space constraints: There is currently limited general office space and a shortage of available meeting rooms, as they have expanded exponentially over the last few months. 2. Commute: The traffic in Kearny NJ can be quite heavy during peak hours, which occasionally leads to longer commute times.

4.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- working on tech that could drastically decarbonize power generation for the world - great team that pushes hard for progress but still aims for work life balance, especially compared to similar startups

Cons

growing pains of a small startup like not having enough people, long hours during crunch time, top leadership learning how to make and delegate hard decisions

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Thea Energy Response
4w
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughtful review and for your dedication over the past year. Hearing that you feel our team pushes hard for progress while actively protecting work-life balance, especially in the demanding world of fusion energy startups is incredibly rewarding. Our mission to drastically decarbonize global power generation is what drives us every day, and we know we can only achieve it if our people are supported. We also appreciate your candid feedback regarding our growing pains. You hit the nail on the head: scaling a deep-tech startup comes with real challenges, including crunch times and evolving leadership dynamics. As we transition from our foundational stages into a more structured organization, we are actively working on expanding our team to better distribute the workload and ease those crunch periods. Thank you for being an essential part of the Thea Energy journey and for helping us build a cleaner future. Your feedback directly helps us become a better workplace as we grow.
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