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About the Role
Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion. As a Software Engineer, you will add the software engineering capacity needed to integrate these functions into reliable workflows. Your primary mission is to create reliable automated calibration, image processing, data handling, data storage, supervisory control, and HMI capabilities that let engineers and operators configure, monitor, and run effectively.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and deploy well-scoped features.
- Implement automated calibration software for hardware and machine workflows.
- Build image processing software used for target tracking, calibration, and engagement.
- Implement reliable data handling and data storage for machine and image data, including logging and basic monitoring.
- Help implement supervisory control system and its human-machine interface (HMI).
- Work with software, controls, systems, and other engineers to define interfaces, review code, document decisions, and address common failure modes.
- Align software interfaces and test plans with key stakeholders, and communicate progress, technical trade-offs, risks, and timelines clearly.
Requirements
- Experience building and testing production software in a team environment.
- Ability to independently own moderately complex, well-scoped features from design through deployment.
- Ability to write clean, readable, documented code and use source control and code review practices.
- Understanding of automated testing, debugging, logging, and common software failure modes.
- Ability to work with technical partners to turn machine or engineering needs into practical software.
- Willingness to use approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly and review all generated work to the same quality standard.
Skills
- Computer vision
- Image processing
- Automated calibration
- Robotics
- Motion systems
- Precision hardware
- Data pipelines
- Machine data formats
- Databases
- High-volume data storage
- Supervisory control systems
- HMI development
- Controls-adjacent software
- Hardware
- Experimental systems
- Scientific equipment
- Real-time systems
Location
- Germany
- US
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Company ownership in the form of stock options
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Unlimited PTO
- Snacks and Drinks
About the Company
- Focused Energy is building the future of clean energy through laser-driven inertial fusion.
- Backed by our $240M Series A — the largest fully secured Series A in the global fusion industry — we are scaling rapidly across multiple geographies.
- Based in Germany and the US, we have brought together the top scientific and engineering minds using proven technologies to unlock fusion power at commercial scale.
- Focused Energy is working to realize game-changing scientific innovation that promises to deliver a clean, sustainable and abundant source of power globally.
Equal Opportunity
- Focused Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.