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Job Title: Control Systems Engineer
Location: Milton Park, Abingdon (OX14)
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The Company aims to accelerate the development of fusion energy by combining two emerging technologies - spherical tokamaks and high-temperature superconductors.
The Company was originally established in 2009 to design and develop small Spherical Tokamaks and compact fusion reactors for a range of applications. Since then, the strategy has evolved to prioritise building a pilot plant to exceed fusion energy breakeven.
The Role:
The candidate will be part of the Systems Engineering team. The team is responsible for producing the control systems, software, and user interfaces that are used by the operations teams to run experiments.
Main Responsibilities:
Gathering requirements from internal customers
Designing, implementing, commissioning, and signing off projects
Integrating a new system into the plant infrastructure
Interfacing with third party equipment
Writing control logic
Designing and deploying user interface screens
Fault finding and debugging
Working to tight deadlines
Contacts and Communication
Liaising with equipment suppliers and manufacturers
Liaising with system owners, project engineers, and project technicians
Liaising with the systems engineering team
Personal Skills and Attributes:
Essential:
Strong knowledge of LabVIEW
LabVIEW CLD or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge
Experience with communication methods e.g. TCP, UDP, RS232, 485, MODBUS
Software engineering background
To have used a version control system (e.g. CVS, SVN, Hggit)
Software and data acquisition electronics debugging skills,
Desirable:
LabVIEW CLD, CLA, CLED
Exerience with National Instruments’ cRIO
An Engineering or Computer Science degree
Additional languages e.g. C++, Python, MATLAB, Simulink
Linux (CentOS 7) experience
D-TACQ data acquisition
Experience of software engineering test practices
Database development experience, MDS+, MySQL, Cassandra, Mongo
Experience developing real-time software and systems
Experience working in a research environment
Previous experience in a science or engineering facility
Experience in I&C Engineering
Low voltage electronics or signal filtering
Key Requirements:
Qualifications
Essential:
Software engineering aptitude is more essential than a degree
Desirable:
Engineering or computer science degree
A Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD)
Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA)
Certified LabVIEW Embedded Developer (CLED)
Personal skill and Qualities
Self-motivation
Effective written and oral communication skills
Benefits:
25 Days Holiday (plus bank holidays)
Company Pension scheme: Company contribution of 5% of salary after 3 months’ service
Eligible for company share option scheme after one years’ service
Company bonus scheme, discretionary, dependent on performance
Private medical insurance after 3 months’ service
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for the role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Software Developer, Systems Developer, Software Tester, Programmer, Programming Engineer, Software Programmer, Systems Programmer, Control System Developer may also be considered for this role.
