# LabVIEW Controls Lead at Helion

- Company: Helion
- What the company does: Helion is building the world's first fusion power plant to deliver clean, reliable, and abundant electricity to the grid. Backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV and SoftBank VF.
- Company website: https://helionenergy.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Everett, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $162K to $192K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-08
- Apply by: 2026-11-22
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/helion/8fec40fa-d962-4180-82e2-05e4ce845fd4?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
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## About the role

You will lead the Control Systems team within Helion’s R&D department on delivering reliable systems that enable rapid experimentation while creating a scalable foundation for increasingly complex machines. This team delivers and maintains control and data acquisition systems for high-voltage electrical test bays, plasma-technology test bays, production and manufacturing end-of-line testing, and large field-reversed configuration (FRC) plasma machines. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor engineers, including setting clear expectations, providing actionable feedback, and building accountability
- Technical proficiency with LabVIEW and NI hardware in control system applications, including PXI, cRIO, real-time systems, and FPGA
- Ability to set technical direction, prioritize competing needs, and lead a team through ambiguous or rapidly changing requirements
- Experience developing control and data acquisition systems for large-scale, complex hardware
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
- Experience integrating PLCs with LabVIEW- and NI-based control systems

Tags: Research & Development

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