Senior Control Systems Engineer: Real-Time Fusion Automation

Thea Energy Inc.

Kearny (NJ)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

47 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Salary range: $180,000-$230,000

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Thea Energy is seeking a Staff Control Systems Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test control, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems for the Integrated Eos Stellarator. This role blends hands-on engineering with significant technical contributions across real-time control, industrial automation, supervisory control, machine protection, and high-speed diagnostics.

The Staff Control Systems Engineer will translate physics and operations requirements into implementable solutions,

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in electrical engineering, control systems, computer engineering, physics, or related field.
10+ years of experience developing integrated control, automation, embedded, instrumentation, or data acquisition systems for high-reliability environments.
Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across disciplines or locations.
Ability to architect systems combining industrial controls, supervisory control, real-time software, and hardware interfaces.
Hands-on experience with EPICS, SCADA/HMI, and PLC-based automation.
Experience defining machine protection, interlock, fail-safe, or emergency shutdown logic.
Proficiency in C/C++, Python, and Linux/RTOS for control and data acquisition.
Knowledge of OPC UA, Modbus RTU/TCP, TCP/IP protocols.
Experience with FPGA, PXI, LabVIEW, or similar hardware-software platforms.
Ability to produce clear specifications and test procedures.
Experience with integration, acceptance testing, and commissioning.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, integrate, and verify control, instrumentation, and data acquisition solutions for Eos systems through commissioning readiness.
Mentor control software, automation, instrumentation, and data acquisition engineers; coordinate cross-location work.
Define architectures that implement the plant control strategy and integrate with the Eos system architecture.
Develop operating modes, machine protection functions, safety interlocks, and emergency shutdown concepts.
Design and integrate EPICS, SCADA, PLC, DCS, HMI, embedded, and supervisory control solutions.
Document interfaces using OPC UA, Modbus, TCP/IP and other real-time communication technologies.
Develop instrumentation and fast data acquisition solutions, including FPGA/ PXI-based options.
Translate physics and operations requirements into specifications, interface documents, and test procedures.
Coordinate interfaces across vacuum, cryogenic, plasma heating, power, diagnostics, and safety systems.
Work with suppliers to evaluate designs and resolve integration issues; review against requirements.
Establish software/configuration-management practices and support factory/site acceptance tests.