Staff Control Systems Engineer

Thea Energy; Kansas; On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

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 combines hands‑on engineering with substantial technical contributions across real‑time control, industrial automation, supervisory control, machine protection, and high‑speed diagnostics.

The Staff Control Systems Engineer will translate plant and physics requirements into implementable, testable

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test control, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems for the Integrated EOS Stellarator.
• Translate plant and physics requirements into implementable, testable solutions across real-time control, industrial automation, supervisory control, machine protection, and high-speed diagnostics.

Job description

About Thea Energy:

Thea Energy is leveraging recent breakthroughs in stellarator physics and engineering to create a faster and simpler approach to commercializing fusion energy. The company is reinventing the stellarator using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils thereby replacing the intricate, complex modular magnets required in all other stellarator architectures. Thea Energy is on a mission to create a limitless source of zero emission energy for a sustainable future.

Position Overview:

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 combines hands‑on engineering with substantial technical contributions across real‑time control, industrial automation, supervisory control, machine protection, and high‑speed diagnostics.

The Staff Control Systems Engineer will translate plant and physics requirements into implementable, testable solutions and collaborate with subsystem owners, engineers, vendors, and research partners to resolve technical interfaces. The role contributes throughout the engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through implementation, integration, verification, and commissioning readiness.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Thea Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a company of diverse backgrounds. By creating a diverse environment, we will bring new ideas and approaches to solving some of the world’s hardest (and most important) problems. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, family or marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, or other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.