Control Systems Engineer, Advanced Controls and Integration (Fusion Energy)

Location: Kearny, New Jersey, United States; on-site

Salary: $120,000–$160,000 per year

Company

Develops stellarator-based fusion energy systems using computer-controlled arrays of planar coils to create a scalable zero-emission energy source.

What you will do

• Develop control strategies, operating modes, narratives, and sequence logic for Eos subsystems.
• Design distributed control architectures, I/O structures, subsystem interfaces, and control logic diagrams.
• Build dynamic plant and subsystem models with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or similar tools.
• Design and tune classical and advanced control algorithms for thermal, fluid, electrical, and process systems.
• Coordinate with engineering teams, vendors, and collaborators to implement PLC, DCS, HMI, and supervisory control solutions.
• Prepare technical documentation, validation plans, test packages, commissioning support, and design reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in electrical, mechanical, control systems, nuclear engineering, physics, or a related field.
• At least two years of control-system development experience in complex industrial, energy, process, nuclear, aerospace, or scientific systems.
• Strong knowledge of dynamic system modeling, classical and modern control methods, and proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Experience with Python or another technical programming environment and familiarity with PLCs, DCSs, HMIs, SCADA, or similar industrial control systems.
• Ability to communicate technical documentation effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Must be able to work on-site in Kearny, New Jersey, occasionally travel or work nights, weekends, or on-call, and operate in an industrial facility with hazards including high voltage, strong magnets, pressure systems, and cryogenics.

Nice to have

• Experience with first-of-a-kind energy systems, advanced reactors, fusion systems, or other high-reliability engineered systems.
• Experience with vendor coordination, MIMO control, optimization-based control, robust control, estimation, or data-driven control.
• Familiarity with Linux, Git, configuration-managed workflows, and thermal-hydraulic, power-system, or process-system modeling.
• Exposure to safety-related control functions, interlocks, or regulated plant environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Employee equity stock options.
• 20 days of paid time off.
• Equal opportunity workplace focused on diverse perspectives and collaborative engineering.