R&D Manager - LabVIEW Controls Systems
Core
Manage the control systems team in the R&D department to deliver and maintain control and data acquisition systems for HV electrical test bays, plasma technology development machines, and FRC plasma machines.
Role type
R&D Manager (Controls Systems)
Builds
Control and data acquisition systems for fusion power plant prototypes and manufacturing testing
Domain
Fusion energy / Nuclear engineering / Industrial automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Controls engineering management, LabVIEW, NI hardware (PXI, cRIO, RT, FPGA), PLC integration, C/Matlab integration, cross-team collaboration, team recruitment and growth
Preferred skills
Experience scaling control systems teams, experience with large-scale complex systems
Technologies
LabVIEW, NI hardware, PXI, cRIO, RT, FPGA, PLCs, C, Matlab
Responsibilities
Lead controls engineers in delivering control and data acquisition systems, develop cross-team collaborations for the Orion machine buildout, identify and mitigate technical and personnel blockers, foster individual contributor career growth, recruit and grow the team, advocate for the team to leadership, define and maintain code development and documentation practices
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership
