Quaise Energy, Inc

Quaise Energy, Inc

Sr. Controls Engineer

Houston, TX · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago
Detection EngineeringPLCMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringControlsLabVIEWResearchLab ResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • A primary focus of this role will be the development and maintenance of control software, ensuring seamless system integration and performance.
  • Location & Work Arrangement: This position is based 100% onsite in Houston, TX.
  • Supervisory responsibilities - This role does not include formal people-management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Quaise Energy is unlocking Earth's deep heat to deliver clean, reliable, baseload energy at scale - almost anywhere in the world.
  • As both a technology innovator and project developer, Quaise builds and operates solutions that harness superhot geothermal energy far below the surface, enabling power generation that can rival the output of today's most efficient fossil fuel and nuclear plants.
  • The Senior Controls Engineer will be responsible for control and instrumentation design, software development, solving electro-mechanical engineering challenges, and system integration for cutting-edge drilling technology.
  • As a critical member of the team, you will be responsible for developing, building, and testing both software and hardware in a fast-paced environment to accelerate the technology's path to market.
  • This position supports specialization in areas such as distributed control architectures, high-power and high-voltage interlock systems, process and flow control, real-time data acquisition, HMI design, automation safety, or system diagnostics.
  • Additional responsibilities include maintaining a positive corporate culture, promoting a safe and creative work environment, supporting opportunities for external collaborations, and other activities designed to improve Quaise.
  • Lead the architecture, development, and integration of complex control and instrumentation systems for prototype and field-deployed drilling platforms.
  • Develop, maintain, and review PLC-based control software for multi-energy-source systems and automated drilling operations.
  • Work with internal stakeholders to develop specifications and requirements for control related software features and hardware subsystems
  • Design and implement robust interlock, safety, and fault-detection systems for high-power and high-voltage equipment, including gyrotrons and associated power supplies.

Requirements

  • The employee is regularly required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, as well as use hands to feel, reach, grasp, handle, or operate objects, tools and/or controls.
  • The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, transfer, or move items up 20 pounds at times for departmental needs.
  • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

Equal opportunity

  • Affirmative Action/EEO statement
  • Quaise Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status or age.
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