Senior Controls Engineer

Marathon Fusion • San Francisco, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Controls Engineer at Marathon, you’ll develop control and data acquisition systems across various fusion experiments across the company. By taking a hands-on role in our hardware-driven lab, you’ll implement control systems that are safe, robust, and allow the team to standardize data acquisition across multiple experiments. You’ll work closely with our cross-functional team of mechanical and electrical engineers, physicists, and technicians to prototype, test, and iterate on the systems that support our Plasma Centrifuge and Transmutation projects.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with industrial control systems, including PLC-based control and instrumentation.
• Proven ability to design and debug control systems at both the software and hardware level, preferably in a lab or experimental environment.
• Experience with LabVIEW, Python, or similar tools for control and data acquisition.
• Familiarity with data acquisition (DAQ) systems and instrumentation hardware.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SCADA systems for monitoring and control of large scale deployed systems.
• Experience leading or mentoring others on control system design and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own long-term controls infrastructure decisions, including PLC platform selection and standardization across experimental systems.
• Define and implement control system architectures, including hardware selection, wiring design, and control logic.
• Develop, standardize, and maintain data acquisition systems across multiple experimental test setups using LabVIEW, Python, or similar tools.
• Work closely with engineers, physicists, and technicians to build, wire, and validate experimental control systems.
• Lead commissioning, troubleshooting, and rapid iteration of control systems for test stands in the lab.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• 401(k) plan with 4% employer match
• Commuter benefits
• Fully stocked kitchen
• This role is open to applicants who require relocation to the Bay Area and is supported with a $5,000 relocation reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed