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Job Summary:

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, on a mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. The Software Engineer will improve and expand in-house control and diagnostics capabilities, collaborating closely with Electrical Engineering and IT to develop intelligent control systems and robust data pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Science and Engineering Teams

• Create and maintain graphical user interfaces to log and display real-time health and performance information for fusion machines and testbeds

• Implement software algorithms that interface with thousands of distributed sensors

• Own software architecture, code organization, version control best practices, deployment tools, and testing

• Explore and integrate time series database tools such as InfluxDB and Grafana to support software users

• Investigate and implement new software solutions to accelerate development

• Apply engineering first-principles and method-based thinking to complex challenges

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

• 2–5 years of industry experience

• Proficiency in modern C++ (C++11/14/17/23)

• Experience with Python, including numpy and numba

• Experience working with Embedded Linux Distributions

• Familiarity with software deployment tools such as Docker and Portainer

• Experience with time series database management

• Experience building and optimizing data pipelines

• Proficiency with data visualization tools

• Experience collaborating with internal stakeholders to deliver effective software solutions

• Experience working across Hardware, Firmware, and Software disciplines for integration and execution

Preferred:

• Experience with EtherCAT, TwinCAT, and SOEM

• Experience with Precision Timing Protocol (PTP)

• Familiarity with SCADA and PLC logic

• Exposure to tools such as Ansible, Apache Flink, Progress Chef, Perforce, Puppet, Databricks, Datadog, Snowflake, Terraform, or AWS Cloud

Company:

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in Everett, Washington, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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