Electrical Controls Design Engineer

Gerrell & Hard Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. is seeking an Electrical Controls Design Engineer to lead the control system lifecycle from strategy through programming to field validation.

The role requires hands-on electrical panel design, test-rig work and industrial installation experience in a cleantech context. The engineer will work with Siemens PLCs, National Instruments LabVIEW, MATLAB/Simulink, and IoT-enabled systems, with international site travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
• Support technical, professional and personal development on the job and externally.

Responsibilities

• Lead control system delivery from strategy to implementation and testing.
• Design, build and commission electrical cabinets and enclosures.
• Develop software for industrial PLCs (Siemens or equivalent) and LabVIEW.
• Install and test electrical systems at industrial sites, including off-site work.
• Demonstrate products to clients and support BD efforts.

Skills

Electrical engineering

PLC programming

LabVIEW

IoT

MATLAB/Simulink

Electrical panel design

Testing & commissioning

Documentation

Industrial standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Chartership eligible

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ANSYS

Job description

Electrical Controls Design Engineer

Location -Surbiton, South West London, and some travel may be required for site work.

Our client is an early-stage, cleantech company formed to commercialise our novel, patented compressor technology. Our vision is to make a meaningful dent in global CO2 emissions by pioneering the electrification of industry with disruptive heat pump products.

The core technology is a turbo-compressor – simplified. It operates at greatly reduced speeds without oil, yielding lower manufacturing, operating and maintenance costs. We have developed a full-scale industrial heat pump pre-production product that was pilot tested at an industrial site throughout 2025. Recently Series A investment has been secured to scale the business and deliver further high temperature heat pump products to industrial end users.

About the Position

We are looking for a full-time Controls Engineer with complementary electrical engineering experience to lead these activities at Futraheat. The role will be responsible for all aspects of control system delivery, from defining the strategy, through programming, to implementation, test-validation and long-term evaluation and monitoring. The role will be hands-on and require practical electrical engineering knowledge and experience for electrical panel design and build, and general test-rig and product electrical installation work.

As an early-stage company our roles are broad, will evolve as we progress from core technology to mature product, and will suit those who are flexible, creative and pro-active.

Some of the capabilities and duties required include:

• Electrical engineering analysis, calculation and simulation
• Electrical assembly, commissioning and testing of products
• Design, build and commissioning of electrical cabinets and enclosures
• Design of control systems, including software development for industrial PLCs (Siemens or equivalent) and National Instruments LabVIEW
• Experience with the Internet of Things (IoT)
• Simulation of control systems using MATLAB Simulink/Simscape or similar
• Commissioning and testing of motors, compressors and heat pumps
• Engineering documentation and report writing
• Knowledge of and/or qualification in relevant industrial electrical standards is desirable
• Supporting business development by running demonstrations for clients
• Installation and testing of new products at industrial sites requiring periods of off-site working
• Experience working with high-speed rotating machinery and complex systems is desirable

Systems we use include SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS, MATLAB and LabVIEW.

Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical engineering or a closely related discipline. Minimum of 3 years relevant experience. We will support technical, professional and personal development on the job and externally, as well as those engineers seeking/maintaining Chartership.