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.

Benefits

  • Salary dependent on skills and experience and will be discussed from the outset
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Discretionary 3-day festive break depending on business needs
  • Eligible for discretionary performance related bonus
  • Share options scheme
  • Pension scheme
  • Financial benefits – including; group life insurance, critical illness, health cash plan and discount scheme
  • Innovation and Merit bonuses
  • Investment in training and development to support career progression
  • Opportunity to work on and contribute to world class innovation

Job title

Control Engineer

Job type

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Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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