Senior Plasma Control Engineer: AI-Driven Real-Time Control

Hitachi Ventures GmbH; Kearny (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Employee equity stock options

20 days PTO

Job summary

Hitachi Ventures GmbH is looking for a Sr. Plasma Control Engineer to drive the development of unique plasma control algorithms for fusion energy innovations. This role involves close collaboration with plasma physicists to align objectives and ensure effective control implementations.

You will be integrating AI and ML into the control frameworks and maintaining high-quality software and data methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in electrical engineering or a related field, along with hands-on experience in programming and algorithm development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing control algorithms for complex physical systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, MATLAB, and C++.
• Practical familiarity with ML tooling and deploying models into production.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test and iterate plasma control algorithms for Eos PCS.
• Design and maintain digital twin models for plasma control loops.
• Build and maintain data pipelines for time-series control data.

Skills

Control algorithms development

Machine Learning modeling

Real-time scientific software

Python programming

MATLAB programming

C++ programming

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

MDSplus

EPICS

HDF5

Job description

Hitachi Ventures GmbH is looking for a Sr. Plasma Control Engineer to drive the development of unique plasma control algorithms for fusion energy innovations. This role involves close collaboration with plasma physicists to align objectives and ensure effective control implementations.

You will be integrating AI and ML into the control frameworks and maintaining high-quality software and data methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in electrical engineering or a related field, along with hands-on experience in programming and algorithm development.