Head of Controls (f/m/x)

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 ismotivation enough for many. But we also support our team with benefits that foster wellbeing and growth: 

• Public transport reimbursement 
• EGYMWellpass fitness club access 
• Complimentary health insurance 
• Professional development support 
• Healthy office snacks 

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