Instrumentation & Controls Engineer - Plasma Controls (On-Site)

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to design, deploy, and operate control systems for plasma experiments. You will work with engineers, researchers, and technical staff to implement robust instrumentation and protection schemes for complex experiments at PPPL and with national/international collaborations.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, diagnostics, and system repairs, with design emphasis on hardware interfacing, PLCs, LVL, HMI

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Diverse knowledge of instrumentation and control systems and familiarity with Windows/Linux.
• Experience with hardware interfacing and signal conditioning.
• Experience with PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens) and LVL programming.
• Experience developing HMIs, alarms, and data historians.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and operate instrumentation and control systems for plasma experiments.
• Maintain and support control and monitoring systems (60% design/maintenance; 15% daily ops; 10% documentation; 15% controls refinement).
• Develop diagrams, drawings, and documentation for systems.
• Apply control theory to improve legacy and new systems.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers across teams and international collaborations.

Education

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering or related discipline

Hardware interfacing

PLC programming

LVL ladder logic

HMI development

Controls theory

Version control

TCP/UDP

SQL / data

MDSplus

EPICS

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

LVL programming

HMI design tools

Job description

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) is seeking an Instrumentation & Control Engineer to design, deploy, and operate control systems for plasma experiments. You will work with engineers, researchers, and technical staff to implement robust instrumentation and protection schemes for complex experiments at PPPL and with national/international collaborations.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, diagnostics, and system repairs, with design emphasis on hardware interfacing, PLCs, LVL, HMI