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Control Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 25+ control systems jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 6 new this week. Hiring companies include CERN, Helion, and United Launch Alliance.

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9-day fortnights 10
compressed weeks 3
generous PTO 8
flexible hours 1
unlimited PTO 2

Updated October 17, 2026

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Senior AI Controls Solutions Engineer

2mo

Phaidra · Remote · Australia or Singapore

64 · GoodFlexible HoursA$125k – A$214k

Lead Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Five-D · Hybrid · New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

63 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Lead Autonomy Robotics Engineer

AV · Onsite · Moorpark, CA, USA

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight$151k – $230k

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Specialist, Integration/Test Engineer

L3Harris Technologies · Hybrid · Huntsville, AL, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Cleared Guidance and Control Engineer III

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Hybrid · Pasadena, CA, USA

68 · Good9 Day Fortnight$146k – $183k

Guidance and Control Engineer IV

Jet Propulsion Laboratory · Hybrid · Pasadena, CA, USA

68 · Good9 Day Fortnight$178k – $223k

Electrical Design Engineer

General Atomics · Onsite · Poway, CA, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Autonomy & Robotics Engineering Intern

AV · Onsite · Simi Valley, CA +4 more

61 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Electrical Engineer 1

16d

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight

SCADA Programmer

10d

Town of Gilbert · Hybrid · Gilbert, AZ, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$83k – $124k

Laser Scientist ISOLDE RILIS

11d

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 6k – CHF 7k

Machine Learning Engineer

1mo

Gigaton · Hybrid · London, UK

69 · GoodGenerous PTO

Student Intern - Electrical

1mo

Stanley Consultants · Onsite · Muscatine, IA, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Animation Systems Creator (Senior Rigger)

2mo

Ubisoft Montreal · Onsite · Montreal, QC, Canada

65 · GoodGenerous PTO

Controls and Automation Engineer

18d

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 5k – CHF 6k

Embedded Software Engineer

21d

CERN · Onsite · Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

64 · GoodGenerous PTOCHF 6k – CHF 7k

Control Dynamics Engineer 2

1mo

United Launch Alliance · Hybrid · Centennial, CO, USA

63 · Good9 Day Fortnight$85k – $142k

Senior Software Engineer, Plant Control

16d

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$240k – $255k

Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Plant Control

2mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$250k – $290k

R&D Manager - LabVIEW Controls Systems

2mo

Helion · Onsite · Everett, WA, USA

59 · GoodGenerous PTO$162k – $192k

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Employers hiring for Control Systems on this page include CERN, Helion, and United Launch Alliance. Control Systems roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Control Systems is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Control Systems roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Control Systems hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Control Systems roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Control Systems candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Control Systems on current listings.

Control Systems Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 25+ control systems jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 6 new this week. Hiring companies include CERN, Helion, and United Launch Alliance.

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