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Control Systems Engineer

Oxford
£40k – £60k/yr
Posted about 20 hours ago
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Control Systems Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Control Systems Engineer to join a growing team, working on the development of advanced control systems for complex electromechanical, optical, aerospace, and robotic applications.

As a Control Systems Engineer, you will:

  • Deliver technical documentation and provide technical support to the Software team to implement control algorithms.
  • Develop and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) real-time simulations to test control software requirements against simulation models.
  • Perform trade-off analysis of different control concepts, components, and system architectures.
  • Maintain pointing budgets and ensure control systems meet overall system requirements.
  • Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop, test, and verify advanced control solutions.

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The successful candidate will have:

  • At least 3 years of relevant commercial experience developing control systems for complex electromechanical, optical, aerospace, or robotic systems.
  • A degree in Control Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
  • Practical experience designing, modelling, implementing, and testing control algorithms for dynamic systems.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink, or equivalent modelling and simulation platforms.
  • The ability to translate system-level requirements into control-system requirements, test cases, and verification activities.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex system behaviour using test data and simulations.

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Skills

Control Systems Engineering
MATLAB
Simulink
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
Control Algorithm Design
System Modeling
Trade-off Analysis
Technical Documentation
Verification and Validation
Pointing Budgets

Location

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

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