Instrumentation & Controls Engineer, Superconducting Storage

Spinor Energy; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinor Energy is hiring an Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Controls Engineer to build the sensing and nervous system of operating superconducting magnets.

You will define how we measure the electromagnetic, mechanical, and thermal state in cryogenic and high-field environments, select sensors, and design signal conditioning, digitization, and isolation. You will develop synchronized data-acquisition systems using MCUs, FPGAs, and software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 2+ years hands-on experience in instrumentation, data-acquisition, embedded-control, or mixed-signal systems.

Responsibilities

• Define how to measure electromagnetic, mechanical, and thermal state across cryogenic, high-magnetic-field, high-voltage, and vacuum environments.
• Select sensors and design signal conditioning, filtering, calibration, digitization, and isolation.
• Develop synchronized embedded data-acquisition and control systems using microcontrollers, FPGAs, and software.
• Turn measurements into real-time state detection, fault protection, interlocks, and commands.
• Lead system bring-up, debugging, calibration, and end-to-end validation.

Skills

Analog electronics

Sensor interfaces

Analog-to-digital conversion

STM32 microcontrollers

FPGAs

Embedded C/C++

Real-time systems

Diagnostics & debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, applied physics, or related field

Tools

STM32 microcontrollers

FPGAs

Embedded C/C++

Real-time systems

Job description

Spinor Energy is hiring an Instrumentation, Data Acquisition and Controls Engineer to build the sensing and nervous system of operating superconducting magnets.

You will define how we measure the electromagnetic, mechanical, and thermal state in cryogenic and high-field environments, select sensors, and design signal conditioning, digitization, and isolation. You will develop synchronized data-acquisition systems using MCUs, FPGAs, and software.