Senior Controls Engineer — Lead Auto Systems & Equity

Commonwealth Fusion Systems; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer matching

Equity equity opportunities

Professional growth opportunities

Team-building activities

Job summary

Commonwealth Fusion Systems in the United States is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own development of complex machine concepts, create work plans, and mentor junior staff. You’ll define milestones and processes impacting the department, and lead system architectures for manufacturing equipment.

You will write structured text PLC code, use data-driven methods like Cpk and Gage R&R, and influence cross‑functional peers with solid reasoning to align on the best path forward.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• 7+ years’ experience as controls engineer on complex electro‑mechanical systems.
• Mastery of programming and troubleshooting automation controllers in IEC 61131‑3 languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead initial equipment conceptual development balancing specs, process control, layout, and lead time.
• Provide technical leadership on medium to long-term problems and outside the immediate group.
• Create and approve robust system architectures and electrical schematics for manufacturing and test equipment.
• Write and debug PLC structured text prioritizing maintainable, reusable code.
• Contribute to policies, tool development, and data-driven process characterization.

Skills

PLC programming

IEC 61131-3 languages

System architectures

Troubleshooting automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Beckhoff

Siemens PLCs

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Commonwealth Fusion Systems in the United States is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to own development of complex machine concepts, create work plans, and mentor junior staff. You’ll define milestones and processes impacting the department, and lead system architectures for manufacturing equipment.

You will write structured text PLC code, use data-driven methods like Cpk and Gage R&R, and influence cross‑functional peers with solid reasoning to align on the best path forward.