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CTCTAO Central Organisation

Senior Engineer for Control Systems(m/w/x)

Zeuthen
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Designing and implementing the Integrated Protection Safety System for advanced telescope control. Proven control system design and integration experience required. Work with multidisciplinary teams on high-performance control architectures.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, control engineering, software engineering, or related discipline
  • Proven experience in control system design and system integration
  • Strong understanding of industrial hardware standards and components
  • Strong understanding of communication concepts and protocols (CAN, TCP/IP over ProfiNET, Modbus)
  • Strong understanding of high-level concepts (OPC UA, CORBA)
  • Experience in HMI/SCADA design and integration
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python
  • Experience in commissioning and operations of complex control systems
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and system-level thinking skills
  • Strong collaboration and communication abilities in multidisciplinary and multinational environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Command of English
  • Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and LabVIEW
  • Experience with embedded systems, PLCs, and real-time operating environments
  • Experience in telescopes and astronomical observatories, particle accelerators, or high-precision scientific facilities
  • Experience with data acquisition
  • Experience with control frameworks such as EPICS, TANGO, or Alma Common Software is desirable
  • Understanding of functional safety standards (IEC 61508, ISO 13849)
  • Understanding of CE certification
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity practices in networked control systems is ideal

Tasks

  • Contribute to advanced control and safety systems development
  • Ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of CTAO telescopes
  • Work with multidisciplinary teams on high-performance control architectures
  • Report to the head of Computing and interface with engineering groups
  • Continue designing and implementing the Integrated Protection Safety System
  • Define telescope-level use cases and operational scenarios
  • Collaborate with instrument contributors to evolve control designs
  • Guide in-kind contributor developers for compliance with standards
  • Contribute to engineering Human-Machine Interface (HMI) definitions
  • Upgrade engineering HMIs across telescope systems
  • Provide technical advice on control algorithms and condition monitoring
  • Enhance telescope performance and reliability

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • CAN
  • TCP/IP
  • ProfiNET
  • Modbus
  • OPC UA
  • CORBA
  • HMI
  • SCADA
  • C
  • C++
  • Java
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • LabVIEW
  • embedded systems
  • PLCs
  • EPICS
  • TANGO
  • Alma Common Software
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