PLC-Focused Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Fusion Energy Base; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in Princeton, NJ seeks an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer with a PLC focus to design, test, deploy, and operate control and protection systems for plasma experiments. You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and technicians across national and international projects in a DOE national laboratory setting.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, diagram creation, and applying control theory to both legacy and new systems while working on-site

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with instrumentation & control systems.
• Familiar with Windows and Linux; able to communicate designs to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, Maintain and Support instrumentation and control systems: 60%
• Daily operation and maintenance of Control and Monitoring Systems: 15%
• Develop Diagrams, Drawings and Documentation for systems developed: 10%
• Apply controls theory to refine and improve the design of legacy and new systems: 15%

Skills

Hardware interfacing

PLC programming

LVL language

HMI design

EPICS SCADA

Modbus TCP

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Windows

Linux

Job description

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) in Princeton, NJ seeks an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer with a PLC focus to design, test, deploy, and operate control and protection systems for plasma experiments. You will collaborate with engineers, researchers, and technicians across national and international projects in a DOE national laboratory setting.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, diagram creation, and applying control theory to both legacy and new systems while working on-site