Fusion Plant Control Systems Program Lead

Emploive; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcimer Energy seeks a Program Owner for the Plant Control System to align with top-level functional, safety, cyber, and operational requirements across Fusion Plant subsystems. The role coordinates cross-functional work with Laser, Chamber, Fusion Power, Fuel Processing, and other systems to ensure proper integration of controls into the plant-wide architecture.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risks, and readiness reviews, while guiding multi-disciplinary teams through design transitions and

Qualifications

• 12+ years in large, complex technical programs.
• Experience with industrial automation or plant-wide control systems.
• Nuclear, fusion, or high-energy physics environments.
• Safety-critical or high-reliability systems.
• Ability to lead and influence without direct people management authority.

Responsibilities

• Serve as program owner for the Plant Control System and ensure alignment with requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional work across systems to ensure integration.
• Manage budgets, resources, schedules, and risk mitigation.
• Lead reviews and communicate program status to leadership.

Skills

Program management

Systems leadership

Cross-functional coordination

System integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or systems engineering

Tools

SCADA systems

Historians

Data acquisition systems

Job description

Xcimer Energy seeks a Program Owner for the Plant Control System to align with top-level functional, safety, cyber, and operational requirements across Fusion Plant subsystems. The role coordinates cross-functional work with Laser, Chamber, Fusion Power, Fuel Processing, and other systems to ensure proper integration of controls into the plant-wide architecture.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risks, and readiness reviews, while guiding multi-disciplinary teams through design transitions and