Aerospace Systems Engineer - Controls (Contract)

Manpower; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Manpower (United Kingdom) advertises a Systems Engineer (Contract) in Cheltenham for a 12-month initial term within the Aerospace & Defence sector. The role involves leading closed-loop control design, architecture work, and verification across the product lifecycle, with minimum three days onsite weekly.

Candidates should have aerospace control experience and MATLAB/Simulink proficiency. The position emphasizes model-based development, sensor/actuator integration, and rigorous system

Qualifications

• Experience in control systems engineering within aerospace/defence or regulated environments.
• Strong theory in classical and modern control, incl. PID, State-Space, and Optimal Control.
• Proven ability to develop and implement control laws for complex systems.
• Excellent mathematical modelling and simulation capability.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and related toolsets.
• Knowledge of sensor/actuator integration and system verification activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and verification of closed-loop control laws across the full lifecycle.
• Develop control system architectures from concept through detailed design.
• Create and maintain mathematical models of dynamic systems.
• Conduct system simulation, analysis and performance assessments using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Support system identification, modelling and validation activities.
• Integrate sensors and actuators into control system designs.
• Investigate technical issues and implement robust engineering solutions.
• Optimise control system performance, reliability and safety.
• Produce technical documentation and support design reviews.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the programme lifecycle.

Skills

Control systems

PID Control

State-Space

Mathematical modelling

MATLAB/Simulink

System verification

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Eng

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Manpower (United Kingdom) advertises a Systems Engineer (Contract) in Cheltenham for a 12-month initial term within the Aerospace & Defence sector. The role involves leading closed-loop control design, architecture work, and verification across the product lifecycle, with minimum three days onsite weekly.

Candidates should have aerospace control experience and MATLAB/Simulink proficiency. The position emphasizes model-based development, sensor/actuator integration, and rigorous system