Controls Engineer

NPAworldwide; England; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly-growing maritime technology company seeks a Controls Engineer to shape how control systems are built and validated. This role offers full ownership of the controls lifecycle and the opportunity for significant impact on decarbonisation in global shipping, backed by a supportive team.

Benefits

Fully remote working

Monthly company meetups in London

All travel & accommodation expenses paid

Standard pension plus 25 days holiday

Qualifications

• 2-5 years hands-on experience preferred.
• Experience with networking protocols like IP, CAN bus, Modbus.
• Willingness to travel globally for sea trials and meetings.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain system architecture for innovative products.
• Evolve control algorithms for reliability and performance.
• Commission systems on board vessels and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Control-system architecture expertise

Hands-on networking proficiency

Field experience diagnosing and rectifying issues

Automation & in-service commissioning experience

Human-Machine Interface (HMI) design

Growth mindset & self-direction

Education

Degree in Control Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

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Job Description:

Controls Engineer

Location: Remote (UKbased) monthly meetups & global travel for trials

Reporting To: Head of Engineering

Salary: 45-65K plus excellent benefits package

Our client is a rapidlygrowing maritime technology company pioneering innovative windassisted propulsion systems to reduce fuel consumption and emissions across global shipping.

This is a blankpage opportunity for an ambitious Controls Engineer who wants to shape how we build, validate and scale control systems. You will likely have 2-5 years of hands-on experience, but your attitude, curiosity and willingness to learn matter more than this.

You will own the full controls lifecycle from architecture and algorithm design through onboard commissioning and help establish a worldclass capability as the company grows.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the system architecture linking sensors, effectors and core processors for innovative products.
• Own and evolve the control algorithms, ensuring reliability, performance and ease of use.
• Develop and maintain the HMI, delivering a userfriendly interface for operators.
• Undertake system commissioning on board vessels, troubleshooting hardware and software endtoend.
• Capture and manage system requirements, securing stakeholder buyin and traceability from design through to inservice support.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate mechanical, electrical and software components.
• Build and lead a controls engineering team as the product portfolio and order book expand.
  
  

Salary & Benefits

• 45,00065,000 per annum (possibly more with exceptional experience).
• Fully remote working with:
  
  

Companywide meetup in London/UK once per month (23 days).

Engineering team workshop once per month.

Regular factory or onship visits for testing and trials.

All travel & accommodation expenses paid.

• Opportunity to build a capability and progress rapidly as the company scales.
• Standard pension plus 25days holiday + bank holidays.
  
  

Our client offers the chance to make a tangible impact on the decarbonisation of global shipping while growing with a supportive,

forwardthinking team. If you thrive on ownership, enjoy solving realworld problems and want to help write the playbook for our controls engineering function, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications:

Key Requirements

• Control-system architecture expertise covering sensor/effector integration and scalable designs.
• Hands-on networking proficiency with at least two of IP, CAN bus, Modbus, NMEA or Serial interfaces.
• Field experience diagnosing and rectifying issues in deployed systems.
• Automation & in-service commissioning experience within marine, industrial or autonomous systems.
• Human-Machine Interface (HMI) design for intuitive operation in demanding environments.
• Growth mindset & self-direction able to tackle unfamiliar problems, learn rapidly and make progress with minimal guidance.
• Willingness to travel globally for sea trials, factory testing and monthly company meet-ups (all expenses paid).
  
  

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Deploying advanced control algorithms & AI development (e.g. Matlab/Simulink, model-based design) to embedded hardware, PLCs or CPUs.
• Exposure to AI/ML techniques applied to control systems.
• Knowledge of marine regulations and standards.
  
  

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Control Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status.
  
  

Why Is This a Great Opportunity:

Our client offers the chance to make a tangible impact on the decarbonisation of global shipping while growing with a supportive,

forward-thinking team. If you thrive on ownership, enjoy solving real-world problems and want to help write the playbook for our controls engineering function, we would love to hear from you.

The Controls Engineer will be the first one on board, at the beginning of our clients journey of growth.

You dont have to have a marine background as they have people from F1, Aerospace, Dyson heavy automation is the key. The are looking for reliability over precision. You must be very hands on.

They are require someone who has tested real systems, someone who has field experience diagnosing and rectifying issues in deployed systems.

25-30% travel this will be more so when building a system as you will need to go onsite to the factory to ensure the build is going well and then 2-3 weeks on the ship when it is being installed

Salary Type : Annual Salary

Salary Min : £ 45000

Salary Max : £ 65000

Currency Type : GBP

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