R&D Measurement & Automation Engineer

Commonwealth Fusion Systems•Devens, MA

1d•$90,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

The role of a Measurement and Automation Engineer is to collaboratively develop, test, and deliver data acquisition systems, control hardware, software suites, and associated instrumentation. These systems will be used during the integration, development, qualification, and production testing of CFS magnets and other critical SPARC components. This engineer will also work with multidisciplinary teams of engineers and technicians to produce instrumentation and control systems that generate reliable data in support of critical company missions. They will organize and drive a cohesive instrumentation and control program for R&D and serve as a technical mentor for I&C engineers and test engineers on the team. They must work collaboratively across manufacturing, R&D, procurement, software, and SPARC teams to achieve these goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or another related engineering field with significant hands-on laboratory experience
5+ years in an integration or test engineering role, working with physical lab or industrial equipment
5+ years of experience designing, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics hardware and test software
The ability to succeed in a fast-paced and dynamic engineering environment

Nice To Haves

Schematic capture, layout, construction, and installation of evaluation PCBs and harnesses
Experience developing P&ID, electrical, and wiring schematics and diagrams, and then working with a team to translate these into a functioning system for the acquisition of decision-quality data
Experience assembling and troubleshooting electrical and mechanical hardware
Demonstrated expertise in the use of lab and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, high-capacity power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers
Experience with C/C++, Python, Structured Text, and other programming languages
Experience with LabVIEW automation and development techniques
Experience with Beckhoff PLC hardware and software, including TwinCAT
Experience with control systems for test applications, including PIDs, state machines, real-time systems, sequencers, etc.
Experience with mechanical fixturing, including the design of mechanical elements in CAD software such as AutoCAD or NX
Familiarity with industrial cabinet schematic and layout tools such as AutoCAD Electrical or SkyCAD Electrical
Experience working with high-power, cryogenic, vacuum, fluids, and/or superconducting technologies
Experience utilizing industry-standard software best practices, including Jira workflows, GitHub version control & peer code reviews

Responsibilities

Work within a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and physicists
Collaborate with small engineering teams through the design, procurement, fabrication, commissioning, and demonstration of prototype engineering test stands and customer-facing magnet products
Report on progress to the R&D Project Managers
Design and implement fast and creative solutions for small and diverse projects and experiments
Design, document, build, and install industrial PLC equipment, harnessing, and cabinetry
Create custom solutions to improve manufacturability, yield, and reliability of large production-style magnet test stands
Analyze data with a focus on data integrity, quality, reliability, and performance improvement
Implement system safety features including interlocks and fault detection
Develop HMI/GUI software running on remote control workstations using visual software languages such as LabVIEW or Ignition