My client, a world leader in the defence sector and supplier of Missiles and Missile Systems, requires a Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer to join their team, leading the design, development and validation of embedded control systems across a range of actuator products.
 
Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer
 
The Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer will collaborate within a multi-disciplinary design team, owning the design, development and proving of control algorithms, ensuring that customer performance requirements are met. This role offers the opportunity to influence the complete System architecture including Electronics, Mechanical and Software design disciplines to ensure the needs of the control system design.  You will experience product development across the full product lifecycle, taking a design from initial concept or technology development through qualification activities and into production.
 
You will:

Develop control algorithms for both analogue and digital systems, typically in the control of BLDC motors.
Model systems and undertake performance analysis of the selected control algorithm.
Derive sub-system requirements (mechanical, electronics, software).
Identify suitable electro-mechanical components (electric motors and feedback sensors) working co-operatively with suppliers where needed.
Define design proving plans, design proving testing and subsequent data analysis. 
To be considered for this role, applicants will have experience in:

Design and development of control algorithms for digital control systems.
Use of the MATLAB / Simulink toolset and Embedded Coder for the generation of control algorithms ready for deployment within systems (ideally direct experience in the control of BLDC motors).
Modelling complex real world electronic and mechanical systems such as feedback sensors, motors, drivetrains and drive electronics. 
In addition, the following would be beneficial:

Ability to generate sub-system or component requirements from a set of customer requirements in support of system architecture development.
Knowledge of electric motors and drive / commutation strategies e.g., Field Oriented Control (FOC) or Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) techniques.
Understanding of DO-178C or DO-331 standards and the code generation processes specified. 
Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer
Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Salary up to circa £60k DOE plus bonus, hybrid working and benefits
Permanent
 
Key Skills: Motor Control Systems, Control Systems, Algorithm, Matlab, Simulink, Performance Analysis, Control Algorithms, Data Analysis, Embedded Code, Electronic, Mechanical, Electromechanical, Analogue, Digital, BLDC, Brushless DC, Lead Engineer, Electronic Motors, Brushless Motors, Electric Motors, FOC, SVPWM, DO-178, DO-331.
 
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
 
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This role is a PERMANENT position