Control System Engineer (Staffordshire)

Control Systems Engineer

Stafford, Hybrid

This position centres on crafting control methodologies, undertaking system-level design, coding DSPs or microcontrollers, and carrying out prototyping and embedded system validation.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary embedded controls expert within a compact multi-disciplinary team working on advanced power electronics systems
• Contribute to overall system architecture in collaboration with electronics and systems engineers
• Design control systems using DSP or microcontroller platforms tailored to project needs
• Build functional prototypes and carry out hands-on testing and evaluation
• Define and align interface requirements to ensure system compatibility across components
• Assist in verification and compliance testing to meet engineering and industry standards
• Gather, review, and critically assess customer inputs and technical expectations
• Liaise with stakeholders internally and externally to clarify requirements and resolve design-related issues
• Promote the reuse of existing design elements and apply standardised approaches to improve efficiency
• Undertake performance and functional analysis at the system level
• Engage in validation exercises to confirm system behaviour against specification

What are we looking for?

• Demonstrated experience developing embedded code and firmware, preferably within regulated engineering sectors
• Hands-on familiarity with digital signal processors (DSPs)
• Skilled in writing embedded code using C and C++ for microcontroller-based systems
• Solid understanding of how embedded software interacts within broader system architectures
• Background in testing system-level functions
• Familiarity with electrical power systems
• Knowledge and experience with requirements management platforms: Jama, DOORS, Polarion