Lead Controls Development Engineer

Overview

Lead a team to design and scale manufacturing automation for capacitor bank production.

Key Responsibilities

• performance optimization
• team leadership
• automation architecture
• safety systems
• supplier collaboration

Tasks

-Optimize and maintain production performance by enabling equipment data reporting (OEE and machine-level metrics), troubleshooting downtime, identifying root causes, and implementing long-term solutions -Lead and scale a team of Automation & Controls Engineers to design, scale, and launch first-of-a-kind products into production -Develop and standardize manufacturing automation architectures for deployment across multiple production lines -Implement compliant safety and control systems (ANSI/ISO/OSHA) and produce electrical one-line diagrams and schematics for automated manufacturing equipment -Collaborate with equipment suppliers on system design, functionality, design reviews, acceptance testing, and equipment buyoff

Requirements

• manufacturing controls
• project leadership
• team management
• talent development
• safety systems

What You Bring

-Proven ability to lead complex engineering projects, own schedules and deliverables, and collaborate cross-functional -7+ years of experience in manufacturing controls within a high-volume production environment -2+ years of leadership experience, managing, scaling, and developing engineering teams -Demonstrated success in developing engineers and leaders, with an emphasis on career growth and team capability building -Experience designing and implementing safety systems for automated manufacturing equipment

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Benefits

-10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break -Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families -Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks) -Up to 5% employer 401(k) match -Annual wellness stipend -31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days) -Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance

About Helion

-Pursues a bold vision: taming the power of stars on Earth through fusion energy. -Develops magneto-inertial fusion technology, merging plasma at extreme speeds and capturing energy directly. -Pioneers in aneutronic fusion, recycling byproducts to generate helium-3, a sustainable fuel source. -Shifts from lab-scale to industrial-scale fusion with the Polaris device, supported by legal agreements. -Aims for rapid iteration with reactor designs capable of one pulse per second, enabling modular fusion systems.

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