Senior Controls Engineer - Accelerator Systems & Safety

Nusano; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Nusano is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own major subsystems end-to-end and drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement at our Valencia, CA facility. You will lead architecture, integration, testing, and lifecycle activities for accelerator and related control systems.

The role requires deep DCS/IEC 61131-3 expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to mentor engineers while coordinating with跨-functional teams across engineering, physics, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Recognized subject matter expert owning major controls subsystems end-to-end.
• Deep proficiency with DCS, IEC 61131-3, networks, instrumentation, HMI/SCADA.
• Advanced hands-on experience in design, testing, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis.
• Experience defining/improving controls standards and engineering workflows.
• Knowledge of electrical schematics, one-line diagrams, wiring diagrams, P&IDs.
• Familiarity with UL 508A, NFPA 79, ISA, IEC or similar safety standards.
• Ability to influence decisions, mentor engineers, and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, architecture, integration, commissioning, and lifecycle of major controls subsystems.
• Lead system-level assembly, testing, qualification, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
• Define and improve controls standards, programming practices, conventions, and docs.
• Lead advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of circuits, PLCs, and networks.
• Drive cross-functional design reviews and resolve technical tradeoffs with teams.
• Identify reliability, safety, integration, and maintainability improvements.
• Lead integration of PLC, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation, and EPICS or similar frameworks.
• Own technical decisions affecting subsystem methods, priorities, and timelines.
• Lead vendor relationships for critical controls components.
• Mentor Associate and mid-level engineers and serve as a trusted controls resource.
• Communicate complex technical decisions clearly to controls and non-controls audiences.

Skills

Distributed control systems

IEC 61131-3 programming

Industrial networks

HMI/SCADA

Electrical schematic capture

Engineering leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Beckhoff controls

EPICS

Job description

Nusano is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own major subsystems end-to-end and drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement at our Valencia, CA facility. You will lead architecture, integration, testing, and lifecycle activities for accelerator and related control systems.

The role requires deep DCS/IEC 61131-3 expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to mentor engineers while coordinating with跨-functional teams across engineering, physics, and operations.