Autonomous Controls & AI Systems Engineer

Stanford Reglab

Menlo Park (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at SLAC invites applications for a Project Engineer with expertise in controls engineering, data collection frameworks, software development, and deployment. This role focuses on unifying and extending open-source tools to enable real-time data handling for in-situ, operando, and autonomous experimentation at the synchrotron.

You will implement modern electronics controls software such as EPICS, deploy Bluesky across beamlines, and develop

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, software engineering or related field.
Strong knowledge of controls engineering and at least one programming language (e.g., Python).
Familiarity with electronics controls systems and UX design/implementation.
Knowledge of software engineering principles and ability to apply them.

Responsibilities

Implement modern electronics controls software like EPICS for complex instrumentation.
Deploy the Bluesky data collection framework at SSRL beamlines.
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain cross‑platform software; analyze and modify programs.
Survey, assess, modify, and employ existing free software tools.
Communicate with co‑developers and experimentalists; publish results.