Control Systems Integration Engineer

Resource Area for Teaching; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative maritime technology company in the UK is seeking a Control Systems Integration Engineer to support the development of autonomous marine platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for the integration of hardware and software, ensuring systems work seamlessly from initial configuration to extensive testing. A degree in a relevant engineering field and experience with hardware integration are essential for this permanent full-time role. Competitive salary offered with additional benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover

Pension Contribution

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 2+ years hardware integration and testing experience.
• Understanding of basic closed loop control.

Responsibilities

• Configure and test hardware, including sensors and actuators.
• Design closed loop control systems for actuation.
• Produce documentation for control systems.
• Conduct sea trials for testing and validation.

Skills

Hardware integration

Testing experience

Basic closed loop control

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

Degree in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

PLC programming with Codesys

Linux command line

Embedded systems programming in C/C++

Networking

Docker

Job description

• Salary: £40,000-£55,000 DOE
• Full Time
• Permanent

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What we offer:

• Annual Leave – Entitlement to 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Wellbeing Day - An additional Wellbeing Day each year to focus on personal health and wellbeing.
• Private Healthcare – Access to comprehensive private healthcare coverage to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Life Assurance and Critical Illness Cover – Comprehensive protection including Life Assurance (4x salary) and Critical Illness Cover for added financial security.
• Family Leave – Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Christmas Leave – A Christmas shutdown is typically observed.
• Professional Development – Commitment to ongoing learning and career growth, supported by training programmes and access to LinkedIn Learning.
• Pension Contribution – pension scheme with the option to contribute via salary sacrifice
• Flexible Working – Opportunities for flexible working arrangements to promote work–life balance.
• Inclusive Culture – A professional environment that values diversity, innovation, and collaboration.

Role Overview:

We're looking for a Control Systems Integration Engineer to help bring our autonomous marine platforms to life through seamless integration of hardware and software. In this hands‑on role, you'll configure and test sensors, actuators, and networks, design and tune control systems, and ensure everything works together flawlessly, from the bench to sea trials. If you're excited by complex systems, real‑world testing, and making autonomy work in the harshest environments, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities will include:

• Hardware configuration and testing, including sensors, actuators and networking systems.
• Design and development of closed loop control of analog and digital actuation systems, with PLC or similar embedded systems.
• Design and configuration of data networks.
• Production of comprehensive interface documentation for control systems.
• Internal and external software integration, testing and benchmark.
• Conducting sea trials, including testing and validation of software, networking, system integration.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential:

• Degree level qualification in Mechatronics, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science (or other STEM subject) or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years hardware integration and testing experience.
• An understanding of basic closed loop control.

Desirable:

• PLC programming with Codesys.
• An understanding of basic electronics.
• Experience with CAN bus.
• Experience with industry standard communication protocols, such as CANOpen, NMEA2000, NMEA0183.
• Familiarity with the Linux command line.
• Embedded systems programming in C/C++.
• Experience with mobile robotics projects.
• Experience with networking.
• Experience using containers (such as Docker).

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with UK National security clearance required for certain roles.*

Values:

Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: weare founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What we expect from you:

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.

*Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.