Control System Engineer Specialist

Argonne National Laboratory is a research facility managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC, seeking a Control System Engineer Specialist. The role involves developing and supporting hardware and software for beamline control and data analysis, utilizing advanced control software frameworks and collaborating on software control technology.

Responsibilities

• Developing, implementing, and supporting hardware and software for beamline control, data acquisition, and data analysis for synchrotron light source beamlines
• Leverage an advanced control software framework to modernize our control systems, streamline data workflows, and ensure flexible integration with emerging scientific instruments
• Utilize knowledge and experience with software development in C and C++ under Linux-based operating systems, and work with common Linux command shells
• Responsible for software development in high-level languages such as Python
• Use collaborative software control technology such as Git
• Analyze, problem solve, and troubleshoot at the interface between hardware and software, and in operating electronic diagnostics equipment
• Utilize digital and analog electronics with an emphasis on robotics
• Responsible for embedded controller development
• Use ROS/EPICS and other advanced distributed control middleware platforms, supporting the development of scalable robotics and industrial automation systems
• Translate scientific requirements from clients into technical solutions and documentation
• Use AI/ML technologies for process automation and adaptive control

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or in a related field of study (will accept equivalent foreign degree)
• Six (6) months in the position above, as an Embedded Software Engineer, as a Programmer, as a Robotics/Software Engineering Consultant, as a Software Engineer, or in a related occupation
• Experience must include any use of all the following: C, C++, Linux, Python, Git, embedded controller development, and process automation

Benefits

• Standard benefits apply
• Telecommuting 3 days per week permitted

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