Working Student – Control System Support

About the role

Focused Energy is seeking a Working Student to join the control-system team within our Laser organization. In this role, you will work directly with control systems engineers on the practical, hands-on aspects of building and testing the systems that operate our laser platforms.

Responsibilities

• Support the control-system team with implementation, testing, debugging, and documentation of control-system components.
• Help investigate issues affecting system progress and follow them through to resolution.
• Maintain and improve control-system documentation, test records, interface descriptions, I/O lists, cable schedules, wiring documentation, test procedures, and commissioning records.
• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, controls, and laser engineers to bring an instrumentation system for high energy lasers into reliable operation.
• Support integration and verification activities for laser-related systems.
• Contribute hands-on in a fast-moving, experimental engineering environment.
• Proactively flag risks, blockers, and deviations early to your technical lead.

Required skills

• Control systems
• Automation
• Electronics
• Real-time systems
• Labview
• Python
• .Net
• MATLAB
• Simulink

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.

Benefits

• Stock options
• 30 days of vacation
• Healthy snacks and drinks
• Canteen with lunch options
• Retirement plan
• Laptop
• Commuting support
• Fitness and wellness services

About the Company

Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. Based in Germany and the US, the company is working to realize game-changing scientific innovation that promises to deliver a clean, sustainable and abundant source of power globally.