Senior Engineer for Control Systems

TheCTAO CentralOrganisationisseeking an experienced Senior Engineer for Control Systemstojoin the Computing team andcontribute to the developmentand operationof advancedcontrolmonitoringand safety systems forCTAOtelescopes andothercontrollablearray elements.As the Engineer for Control Systems at CTAO you will play a key role in ensuring theObservatoryssafe reliable and efficient operation from completing the current design and development phasethrough tooperations. Your role will be criticaltothe development ofthe array-specific control elements. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists to design implement commissionandoperatehigh-performance control architectures and safety systems across the telescope array.In this role you willreportto thehead ofComputing andfrequentlyinterfacewiththe Telescopeand System Engineering groups.

Key Responsibilities:

• Continuethe designdevelopmentandimplementation of theObservatorysIntegrated Protection Safety System.

• Leadthe definition oftelescope-levelusecases and operational scenariosdescribing the interaction of the CTAO telescopes with the surrounding systems.

• Collaborate withinstrumentcontributors (engineers and scientists) to evolve existinginstrumentcontrol designs incompliancewith observational and safety requirements.

• GuidetheCTAOIn-KindContributorcontrol-system developers to ensure compliance with industry standards reliability targets and safety regulations.

• Contribute to the definition and/or upgrade of engineering HumanMachine Interfaces (HMIs) across telescope systems including interface definitions and their implementation.

• Provide advice onspecific technical issues related to telescopeslikecontrol algorithms andcondition-monitoring systemsto enhance telescope performance and reliability.
  

QualificationsandExperience:

• Bachelors ormasters degree inelectricalengineeringcontrolengineeringsoftwareengineeringor a relateddiscipline with at least 10 years of experience.

• Proven experience in control system designand system integration.

• Strong understanding of industrial hardware standards and componentscommunicationconceptsand protocols on communication interface levels (CAN TCP/IP overProfiNET Modbusetc. includingProfiSafe)as wellashowtocover high-level conceptssuchas OPCUA and CORBA).

• Experience in HMI/SCADA design and integration.

• Proficiencyin at least one programming languagesuch as 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 a multidisciplinary and multinational environmentis needed.

• Excellent communication skills and a command of English are essential.

Desirable Skills:

• Experiencewithengineering softwaretoolssuch asMATLAB/SimulinkandLabVIEW.

• Experience with embedded systemsPLCs and real-time operating environments.

• Experience intelescopes andastronomical observatoriesparticleacceleratorsorotherhigh-precisionscientific facilitiesas well asdataacquisitionwill be an asset.

• Experience with control frameworks such as EPICS TANGO or Alma Common Software is desirable.

• Understanding offunctional safety standards (IEC 61508 ISO 13849)andunderstandingCE certification.

• Ideally knowledgeofcybersecurity practices in networked control systems.

Workplace: Zeuthen Germany. Travel will be.

Contract: open-term full-time

Deadline forApplications:24May2026

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Applications are accepted without distinction on any grounds of gender race colour ethnic or social origin genetic features languagereligionor belief political or any other opinion membership of a national minority gender identity property birth disabilityageor sexual orientation.

Required Experience:

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