Realtime Controls Software Engineer
About The Position
Commonwealth Fusion Systems is seeking a Realtime Controls Software Engineer to design and implement real-time control algorithms, hardware communications, and models and simulation frameworks used to verify those algorithms. The algorithms will support critical, hard real-time applications in the SPARC project and related projects, generally implemented in C++ and run as Linux applications. As a hands-on technical contributor on the Software Engineering team, this engineer will write production-ready code for mission-critical real-time systems, gather functional requirements from customers, and develop software solutions. The role also involves integrating software into software and hardware testbeds and production tools, and improving company-wide software tooling and processes. The role requires extended periods of typing, standing, or sitting; a commitment to safety around potential industrial hazards; and willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights, weekends, or on-call. The position is full-time, with a salary range of $107,000–$160,000 per year, plus equity and benefits. The actual salary depends on level, location, qualifications, and experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field, such as computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or industrial engineering.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Professional experience writing real-time state estimation and control algorithms.
- Experience with modern software development lifecycle practices, including CI/CD, Git version control, unit testing, and integration testing.
- Proficiency with Python.
- Proficiency with at least one real-time control language, such as C++ or Rust.
- Ability to perform activities such as typing, standing, and sitting for extended periods.
- Dedication to safety and mitigating industrial hazards, which may include heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead, high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics.
- Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights, weekends, or on-call.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds and software-only testbeds for validating control software.
- Experience writing models to validate software.
- Familiarity with Linux.
- Familiarity with general networking, including IP/UDP.
Responsibilities
- Develop mission-critical control algorithms.
- Develop software to communicate with hardware sensors and actuators.
- Develop software infrastructure for operating Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) and software-only testbeds.
- Develop simulation models and model infrastructure for real-time and high-fidelity offline simulations.
- Develop offline data analysis tools.
- Help define and execute end-to-end and other integrated test cases and test plans to validate SPARC control software.
- Gather functional requirements from customers and develop software solutions to meet them.
- Integrate software into software testbeds, hardware testbeds, and production tools.
- Contribute to improving software tooling and processes across the company.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with equity.
- 13 company-wide holidays.
- Flexible vacation days.
- 10 sick days.
- Generous parental leave policy.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k) with employer matching.
- Professional growth opportunities.
- Team-building activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
