Head of Controls (f/m/x)

Job description

## **Who we are** Founded in 2019, Marvel Fusion is Europe’s leading fusion energy company, uniting 120 scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs across our locations in Munich and Colorado. Backed by over €385 million in public and private funding, we’re driven by a shared mission: to deliver clean, abundant energy to the world. ## **Why Marvel Fusion** By joining us, you will be: - Solving one of the most complex technological challenges known to humanity, harnessing Fusion on Earth - Part of a highly purpose-driven team working on providing the world with clean, safe and abundant energy - Working alongside world-leading scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of Fusion - Part of a start-up where growth on a company and individual level is the default ### What this role is - A manager and systems integrator, not a deep-tech individual contributor. - Single point of accountability for controls, end to end. - Owner of system design across all subsystems: laser, vacuum, beam transport, telemetry, and computer/control systems brought into one coherent whole. - A visionary horizon: designs controls not only for today's experimental facility but for the future power plant, thinking years ahead on what becomes technically possible. ### What you will own - Architecture and integration of the central control system (PLT) across all subsystems. - Facility-level control system integration for an experimental facility (not factory or serial production). - Femtosecond-level synchronization with the high-power laser. - Vacuum integration and beam transport. - Telemetry plus control integration into the central system. - The core challenge: integration of physical systems into computer and control systems. - Building, structuring, and leading the controls team. Hire, mentor, and genuinely support the people in it. - The long-term controls vision, scaling from today's experimental setup toward a future power plant. ### What you bring - Proven leadership of technical teams in a scientific or experimental facility, not serial/factory production. - Strong systems design and integration background. You connect complex subsystems into a working whole. - Solid understanding of laser technology, ideally ultra-short pulse laser and laser architecture. - Experience working with software teams and a working understanding of software development. - Excellent stakeholder and project management. You are a manager and communicator first. - Visionary thinking: you design for what becomes technically possible years ahead. ### Nice to have - Track record building a controls function or team from the ground up. ### **What we offer** Our mission is motivation enough for many. But we also support our team with benefits that foster wellbeing and growth: - Public transport reimbursement - EGYM Wellpass fitness club access - Complimentary health insurance - Professional development support - Healthy office snacks For more information on how we process your application data, please review our [privacy notice](https://www.marvelfusion.com/applicants).