Controls (EPICS) Engineer - Sigray, Inc.

Sigray, Inc. has an immediate need for a Controls Engineer experienced with the EPICS software collaboration to join our team, supporting the EPICS Controls infrastructure used company-wide in our Scientific, Engineering, and Administration systems. This is an exciting position and the successful candidate will be helping the development, manufacture, maintenance, support of extraordinarily powerful X-ray experimental systems. This position is a Senior position. The successful applicant will work a team of highly experienced software staff, with Mechanical Engineers and with Scientists.

The Ideal Candidate will:

• Provide EPICS support for the company products and development systems

• Work with scientists, engineers, and other staff to deliver Controls solutions for the Sigray product;

• Assist in providing EPICS based controls for Scanning, detectors, motion systems; and

• Assist writing technical documentation and procedures for software and hardware systems.

They will need these skills

• A good understanding of EPICS database configurations and EPICS base

• A good understanding of SYNAPPS and motion controls

• An understanding of how EPICS and CA can be used with peer to peer networks.

• Experience with Containerization and virtualization in Linux environments

• Exposure to major desktop operating systems. Primarily Linux, with some Windows, MacOS, etc

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a team environment

• Able to provide detailed user support, primarily remotely, but also before equipment delivery

• Ability to diagnose and perform some hardware support

• Ability to multitask and deliver solutions under tight deadlines

Should have these Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Computing sciences field or equivalent experience

Additional Skills of Interest

• Synchrotron or Neutron Beamlines or similar high energy X-ray/Neutrons experience

• Experiences with Windows and Linux sysadmin

• EPICS Software collaboration contributions

• A profile on EPICS Tech talk and/or EPICS collaborations

• Experience with Redhat or Rocky Linux

• PLC and motions controls interfacing

• Writing EPICS drivers, especially for detectors

• An understanding of modern networking

About Sigray

Sigray is a rapidly growing startup based in Benicia, CA, that manufactures X-ray sources, optics, and X-ray systems. The X-ray systems include X-ray spectroscopy, microfluorescence, and nano- and micro- computed tomography, as well as several unreleased instruments under active development.

The company was started by Dr. Wenbing Yun, who previously founded Xradia, a world-leading x-ray microscopy company that was later successfully acquired by Carl Zeiss as its x-ray microscopy unit. Sigray is well-funded by government grants and counts many of the leading international institutions (companies and universities) as its customers.

The company's culture is dynamic and R&D focused. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a rapidly growing, dynamic company under the guidance and mentorship of leading experts in the X-ray instrumentation field.

Job Type: Full-time