Maritime Control Systems Engineer & HIL/SIL Specialist

Holt Executive Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd seeks a Control Systems Engineer to design, develop and test control systems for advanced maritime and defence applications. You will model, simulate and validate systems, and contribute to hardware-in-the-loop testing and integration within a multidisciplinary team.

The role covers requirements definition, documentation, and collaboration with suppliers and customers. Candidates should be able to work on complex projects through the full lifecycle and may need UK SC clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience designing control systems for complex engineering applications.
• Ability to develop models of system behaviour to support validation.
• Experience with HIL/SIL testing and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and validate control systems for complex engineering applications.
• Produce system specifications, design documentation, calculations and associated engineering drawings.
• Develop models and simulations using Rockwell PLC, NI LabVIEW and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testing, system integration and verification activities.
• Investigate technical issues and develop effective solutions in collaboration with internal teams, suppliers and customers.
• Support system testing, commissioning and trials, including activities on operational maritime platforms.
• Provide engineering support to test, acceptance and production activities.
• Progress design activities in line with project requirements, engineering processes and programme milestones.

Skills

Systems thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Rockwell PLC toolchain

NI LabVIEW

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd seeks a Control Systems Engineer to design, develop and test control systems for advanced maritime and defence applications. You will model, simulate and validate systems, and contribute to hardware-in-the-loop testing and integration within a multidisciplinary team.

The role covers requirements definition, documentation, and collaboration with suppliers and customers. Candidates should be able to work on complex projects through the full lifecycle and may need UK SC clearance.