Lead Application Engineer - Embedded Battery Software

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

Job summary

Fortescue's Elysia Embedded team in Oxfordshire is seeking a Technical Specialist to lead integration and validation of Elysia Embedded software for battery management systems. You will work with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver high-performance state estimation, control, and diagnostics algorithms.

You will own requirements elicitation, software delivery, and ensure MAAB/ASPICE compliance while collaborating across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing roles translating requirements into technical solutions.
• Degree in STEM with at least 2:1 (Bachelor's or Master's).
• Expertise in MATLAB/Simulink code generation.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD frameworks.
• Excellent communication and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Strong problem-solving and proactive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead gathering and elicitation of customer requirements into software specs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Elysia Embedded into customer BMS software.
• Evaluate algorithms in controlled and live environments (Virtual, HIL, etc.).
• Support hardware benchmarking and deliver customer-focused documentation.
• Lead projects and workshops to demonstrate capabilities to customers.
• Ensure software quality and compliance with MAAB/ASPICE.

Skills

Customer-facing

Communication

Analytical thinking

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in STEM (2:1)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Git/GitLab/Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Fortescue's Elysia Embedded team in Oxfordshire is seeking a Technical Specialist to lead integration and validation of Elysia Embedded software for battery management systems. You will work with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver high-performance state estimation, control, and diagnostics algorithms.

You will own requirements elicitation, software delivery, and ensure MAAB/ASPICE compliance while collaborating across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.