Controls Engineer

FINTEC recruit Ltd; Emsworth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a home-based Controls Engineer with expertise in renewables, aviation or heavy engineering. The role involves overseeing the lifecycle of control systems, troubleshooting, and leading a team while offering a salary between £50,000 and £75,000 based on experience. Global travel is required for testing and meetings.

Qualifications

• Key control-system architecture expertise is crucial.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware and software end to end.
• Knowledge of maritime regulations & standards preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full controls lifecycle from architecture to commissioning.
• Maintain system architecture linking sensors, effectors and processors.
• Lead a controls engineering team.

Skills

Control-system architecture

Hands-on experience

Automation commissioning

Human-Machine interface (HMI) design

Problem solving skills

Education

Degree in Control Engineering/Electrical/Electronic Engineering/Mechatronics

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Job description

FINTEC recruit is supporting recruitment for a Controls Engineer, this is a UK home based role with travel for monthly meetings and global travel to customer sites. Salary is negotiable depending on experience from £50,000 up to £75,000 plus benefits. Experience of working within renewables, marine, automotive, aviation – heavy engineering environments. This is an early start company with ambitious growth potential with maritime technology for developing wind assisted propulsion systems. This will be a hands on role where you will have experience of testing systems – field experience diagnosing and rectifying issues in deployed systems.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the full controls lifecycle, from architecture and algorithm design to on-board commissioning.
• Maintain the system architecture in linking sensors, effectors and core processors
• Own and evolve control algorithms, ensure reliability, ease of use and performance & ease of use for operators
• Commissioning onboard vessels, troubleshooting hardware and software end to end.
• Capture & manage system requirements, securing stakeholder buy in & traceability from design through to in-service support
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, integrating mechanical, electrical & software components
• To Lead a controls engineering team

Skills and experience required for the Controls Engineer role:

• Key control-system architecture expertise covering sensor/effector integration and scalable designs
• Have hands on experience, with at least two of IP< CANbus, Modbus, NMEA or Serial interfaces
• Have automation & in-service commissioning experience within marine, industrial or autonomous systems
• Human-Machine interface (HMI) design & problem solving skills
• Willingness to travel globally for sea trials, factory testing and monthly company meetings
• Knowledge of maritime regulations & standards desirable
• Degree qualified in Control Engineering/Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics or a related discipline - Hold Chartered status
• Deploying advanced control algorithms & AI development (eg Matlab/Simulink, model-based design) to embedded hardware, PLCs or CPUs

Full details for the Controls Engineer is available on application. To apply please submit your current CV or apply via our FINTEC recruit website