Engineer - Controls - Motorsport & Advanced Engineering

Fortescue; Harwell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Aviva Pension

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Electric Car Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus 5 days

Childcare Benefits

Job summary

Fortescue is seeking a skilled Controls Engineer to join our Motorsport & Advanced Engineering team. You will design control logic, process telemetry data and develop MATLAB/MiL validation tools for high-performance electric/hybrid systems.

You will work closely with system validation and trackside teams, support MIL/SIL/HIL testing, and contribute to IP development. Travel may be required outside the UK; BPSS clearance is a prerequisite.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years relevant experience as a graduate engineer.
• Experience in control software for high-performance applications (motorsport, defence, aerospace).
• Industry experience in motorsport (WEC, IMSA, Formula 1, Formula E).
• Exposure to HV systems, energy storage, and low-volume applications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Process high amounts of ATLAS telemetry data.
• Create plant simulations in MATLAB and MIL validation.
• Develop robust control strategies for electrical machines under tight timelines.
• Support software deployment and calibration changes on trackside systems.
• Provide live fault containment or resolution support during events.
• Write software requirements and ensure alignment with project needs.
• Support MIL/SIL testing and HIL rig/system testing.
• Contribute to patentable IP and adapt to project milestones.

Skills

Control software experience

Telemetry data processing

High performance engineering

Tools

McLaren System Monitor

ATLAS

Simulink

Job description

The Power of Now

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

An opportunity has arisen for an Engineer - Controls to join the Motorsport & Advanced Engineering department.

About the role

The motorsport and advanced engineering team have projects that require a controls engineer with a strong skillset of control logic design and telemetry data processing ideally in the context of electric or hybrid motorsport. The engineer will also work closely with the system validation, test and trackside teams overseeing the operation of our products in the motorsport industry. The projects are high performance in nature, with a focus on rapid project delivery across motorsport, defence and other applications.

What you will do

As a controls & software engineer in the Software & Hardware team your duties will include but are not limited to:

• Processing high amounts of ATLAS telemetry data.
• Creating plant simulations in MATLAB and MiL validation.
• Using your solid engineering intuition and physical understanding to create robust control strategies of electrical machines without detailed requirements under extremely compressed timeframes.
• Occasional travel to track to support software deployment and calibration changes in System Monitor.
• Live race or test event support from factory, providing immediate fault containment or resolution support
• Writing software requirements.
• Working closely within the team to ensure the software developed meets project requirements.
• Supporting MIL/SIL testing to project requirements.
• Supporting HIL rig and system testing.
• Contributing to patentable IP.
• Flexibility to accommodate project changes and achieve milestones.

About you

• This role will suit from a high performing graduate engineer with 2 to 5 years relevant experience.
• Should have control software experience in high performance applications such as motorsport, defence, aerospace.
• Must have industry experience in motorsport, i.e. WEC, IMSA, Formula 1, Formula E.
• Exposure to HV systems, energy storage and low volume applications is highly desirable.
• Must be a proficient McLaren System Monitor, ATLAS and Simulink user.
• Must be able to achieve and maintain Base Line Security Clearance (BPSS) for this role.
• Ability to travel outside the UK.

What is in it for you?

Our UK benefits include:

• Bonus scheme
• Aviva Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Electric Car Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
• Childcare Benefits
• Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers