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Backed by over €650M and powered by a growing team across Munich, Zurich, and Oxford, we are developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world’s first commercial stellarator fusion power plant.\nOur concept advances the most mature fusion technology out there, the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator, through two next-generation machines: Alpha and Stellaris. Our work combines stellarator optimization, advanced computation, machine learning, and high-temperature superconducting magnets to unlock higher-performance designs that were previously out of reach.\nTurning these designs into a functioning fusion power plant requires excellence and ownership across every discipline, from physics and engineering to software, manufacturing, law, and business functions.\nWHY JOIN PROXIMA FUSION\nYou will get to work on some of the most complex tech challenges to bring abundant, safe, clean energy to the world.\n\nYou'll get to join and learn from an exceptional selection of accomplished and driven individuals.\n\nDo your life’s best work and enjoy the journey.\n\nGet to show that big things are possible in Europe when you assemble the best talent.\n\nYOUR IMPACT\nAs the Instrumentation Development Embedded Engineer, you will own the development of high-speed control and protection systems for the Alpha fusion demonstrator, focusing on FPGA-based solutions for plasma heating hardware protection.\nYou will work across the full development lifecycle, from writing and verifying HDL code to developing software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, integrating embedded software and electronics, and establishing robust development and deployment pipelines.\nYou will also help establish Proxima’s FPGA development capability beyond plasma heating, defining reusable architectures, development workflows, testing methodologies, and HDL best practices that can be adopted across other systems.\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nDesign, implement, and maintain HDL-based control and protection systems, starting with plasma heating system protection.\n\nEstablish end-to-end FPGA development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and SIL/HIL test environments integrated with plant design frameworks.\n\nDevelop embedded software, firmware, and low-level drivers to interface FPGAs with sensors, actuators, and other control systems.\n\nCollaborate across RF, controls, electronics, and systems teams to define system interfaces, ICDs, and verification plans.\n\nWHO YOU ARE\nDegree in Electronics, Embedded Systems, or equivalent practical experience.\n\nStrong proficiency in HDL (VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog) and software scripting (Python, C/C++).\n\nProven experience integrating FPGAs with hardware peripherals, board-level electronics, and communication interfaces.\n\nFamiliarity with modern software development practices (Git, CI, code review, automated testing).\n\nSystems-thinking approach with strong debugging skills spanning HDL, embedded firmware, and physical hardware.\n\nNice to have:\nHigh-speed digital interfaces (multi-gigabit serial links, LVDS, SerDes, RF/instrumentation links) and PCB-level signal integrity.\n\nFPGA+processor platforms and MPSoCs (e.g., AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+).\n\nPrecision timing and synchronization (IEEE 1588 PTP, White Rabbit)\n\nNetwork protocols (Ethernet).\n\nReal-time signal processing, fast protection systems, and high-speed data acquisition in fusion or industrial environments.\n\nHDL design methodologies and techniques for reliable radiation-hardened systems.\n\nSchematic comprehension and custom PCB development.\n\nINTERVIEW PROCESS\nRecruiter Interview (30-60 min)\n\nTechnical Screening (30 min)\n\nTechnical Panel (3x60 min)\n\n*This role sits at \"L2\" of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information.\nAt Proxima Fusion, our mission is bold: making limitless clean energy a reality. 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