Senior Software Engineer
E-Space
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Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Linux
About the role
- Contribute to the development of advanced plasma control solutions, including enabling real-time communication with new measurements or actuator systems, real-time signal processing, implementing new real-time plasma state observers, and designing and implementing feedback control laws.
- Develop off-line control-oriented tools to optimize plasma scenarios and calculate PCS feedforward requests.
- Participate in planning, running, and analysis of experiments with a focus on Plasma Control System (PCS) performance and continuous improvements.
- Use existing plasma physics codes and PCS software tools to carry out modelling related to operating scenarios and plasma control of ST40 and future devices.
- Develop, test and maintain the ST40 Pulse Scheduling System (PSS) and Plasma Control System software and aid these systems’ integration.
- Work closely with internal and external collaborators as part of a multidisciplinary Plasma Control Team.
- Contribute to operating ST40 tokamak and support development for future high-field spherical tokamaks (STs).
Requirements
- Good understanding of Control Engineering fundamental principles.
- Ability and enthusiasm to learn new skills and concepts
- Ability to break down projects into smaller steps, each deployable into production, with subsequent continuous improvements (Agile)
- Experience working at the interface of physics and engineering, ideally in magnetic fusion devices, operating them, and analysing their data
- Experience in interpretative or predictive modelling of physical systems that are realised in an engineered device, ideally modelling of fusion plasmas.
- Higher degree in, control engineering, or closely related equivalent experience, ideally in plasma control
- Motivated to approach project setbacks creatively and proactively seek solutions, in order to deliver against challenging objectives in a compressed timescale.
- Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C, Linux
- Ability to contribute effectively in a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers and technicians.
- Outstanding problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to work efficiently on one’s own initiative.
- Desirable: Proficiency in real-time Linux
- Desirable: Proficiency in Machine Learning.
- Desirable: Familiarity with software development best practices, Git, and the V-model.
- Desirable: Experimental data analysis experience.
- Desirable: Willingness to develop existing and new collaborations.
- Desirable: Track record of scientific publications.
