Controls Engineer; f​/m​/x

Founded in 2019, Marvel Fusion is Europe’s leading fusion energy company, uniting 75 scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs across our locations in Munich and Colorado.

Backed by over €385 million in public and private funding, we’re driven by a shared mission: to deliver clean, abundant energy to the world.

• Testing, deploying, and maintaining the control systems that operate Marvel Fusion's ultra-high-intensity laser systems and experimental infrastructure.
• Installing control systems in a new state-of-the-art laser research lab and commissioning them for coherent, reliable operation of laser systems, diagnostics, vacuum systems, and safety interlocks.
• Supporting day-to-day operations by developing, maintaining, and operating control systems and continuously developing their capabilities for increased performance and reliability.
• Working closely with experimental teams, understanding needs of internal and external users of the facility, constantly evolving the control systems to increase facility uptime, improve its efficiency, safety, security.
• Occasionally traveling to other Marvel Fusion and partner sites, primarily within the US and occasionally worldwide, to support system integration, commissioning, and experimental campaigns.
• An ideal job for engineers who enjoy deploying and integrating control and automation systems, thrive in hands-on environments, and want to take ownership of their full lifecycle from commissioning through operations.

Facility & Infrastructure Setup

• Support the testing and build-out of control system infrastructure for a new laser laboratory, including network architecture, hardware selection, software control, and safety systems.
• Assist with the deployment of PLCs, motion controllers, data acquisition systems, and timing/synchronization hardware.
• Help establish controls standards, naming conventions, and configuration management practices.

Controls Development & Integration

• Develop, and test control system software for laser systems, diagnostics, vacuum systems, and safety interlocks.
• Integrate diverse subsystems into a unified control framework, ensuring reliable communication, sequencing, and data flow.
• Develop operator interfaces (GUIs/HMIs) that give experimentalists clear, intuitive access to system status and control.
• Implement automated sequences for laser operation, alignment routines, and data collection.

Operations & Maintenance

• Support control systems during experimental and development campaigns, troubleshooting issues and adapting configurations in real time.
• Perform routine maintenance, software updates, and system health monitoring.
• Maintain documentation including system architecture diagrams, wiring schematics, software repositories, and operating procedures.

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience deploying control systems for scientific research or industrial facilities.
• Proficiency in E-Plan and/or controls hardware design.
• Proficiency in at least one controls-relevant language or framework such as Python, LabVIEW, EPICS, or TANGO.
• Practical experience with PLC programming, motion control, or industrial automation platforms.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces including serial, Ethernet/IP, EtherCAT, or GPIB.
• Basic understanding of machine and personnel safety requirements for laboratory environments.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative working style.
• Proactive, hands-on mindset with comfort working in evolving, sometimes unstructured environments.
• Strong willingness and flexibility to collaborate on a wide variety of projects in different fields.

• Experience helping stand up control systems for new laboratories, test facilities, or experimental laser or particle beamlines.
• Background in EPICS, TANGO, or other large-scale facility control frameworks.
• Exposure to high-power or ultrafast laser environments, accelerator facilities, or national lab settings.
• Experience with timing and synchronization systems for pulsed laser or pulsed-power operations.
• Prior experience working with cleanroom and…