Controls Engineer: Virtualized PLCs & Software-Defined Control

Fluidstack; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack seeks an expert to engineer the virtualized PLC platform, moving control logic to software-defined infrastructure. You will port and validate control applications on virtual runtimes while preserving determinism and safety.

You will build test harnesses to prove virtual controls against hardware and help define the reference architecture for networking, redundancy, and failover across data centers.

Qualifications

• Experience programming PLCs and industrial controls.
• Proficiency in IEC 61131 languages and standards.
• Hands-on with virtualization or software-based runtimes.
• Ability to test control logic with live safety implications.
• Understanding of determinism and scan times in software controls.

Responsibilities

• Engineer the virtualized PLC platform and software-defined infrastructure.
• Port and validate control applications onto virtual runtimes.
• Build test harnesses to prove virtual controls against hardware.
• Define reference architecture for networking, redundancy and failover.

Skills

Industrial controls programming

PLC programming

IEC 61131 languages

Determinism & scan times

Control narratives

Tools

Virtualization

Real-time Linux

Software PLCs

Job description

Fluidstack seeks an expert to engineer the virtualized PLC platform, moving control logic to software-defined infrastructure. You will port and validate control applications on virtual runtimes while preserving determinism and safety.

You will build test harnesses to prove virtual controls against hardware and help define the reference architecture for networking, redundancy, and failover across data centers.