Principal Motor Control Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

This innovative firm is seeking a Principal Motor Control Software Engineer to lead software development for e-mobility applications. You will have the opportunity to guide talented teams, transforming concepts into prototypes and production-ready designs. With a focus on embedded software and model-based development, you will leverage your expertise to deliver complex solutions across various mobility sectors. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership and technical skills will drive impactful projects, and help shape the future of mobility technology. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to innovate, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits Negotiable

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in motor control software development.
• Strong background in embedded software or model-based software development.

Responsibilities

• Lead software projects from concept to prototype, ensuring integration and testing.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with customers for successful project delivery.

Skills

Embedded Software Development

Model-Based Software Development

Software Architecture Development

Technical Leadership

Communication Skills

Customer-Facing Experience

Motor Control Software Development

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electronics

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Automotive Engineering

Tools

Matlab

Simulink

Embedded C

Embedded Coder

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Principal Motor Control Software Engineer, Royal Leamington Spa

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Location: Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

Job Description:

Principal Motor Control Software Engineer

Warwickshire, UK

£65-75k + bonus + benefits (negotiable)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced software engineer to develop software and technically lead talented teams of software engineers to deliver complex software projects for a broad variety of customers across multiple mobility sectors. Based in Leamington Spa.

Required:

• Experience of developing embedded software OR model-based software
• Experience of capturing requirements and developing software architecture
• Good technical leadership, strong communication skills, and customer-facing experience
• Proven experience of developing software for motor specifically for e-mobility applications (land, sea, or air)

In this role you will be involved with taking customer projects from concept to prototype. This means being able to develop systems from scratch, bringing solutions up through hardware integration and lab testing to form validated prototypes ready for customer handover.

This role requires experience of embedded C software development OR model-based software development utilising Matlab / Simulink tools.

Candidates should have a systems appreciation and have ideally worked within the various e-mobility domains (e.g. automotive, aerospace, off-highway, marine, etc).

Skills / Experience Required:

• A good degree or ideally a master's in a relevant subject (e.g. electronics, computer science, automotive engineering, etc)
• 8-10 years of post-academic experience including significant experience of motor control software development for e-mobility systems
• Good evidence of model-based software development using Matlab / Simulink OR embedded C
• Good practical engineering aptitude (e.g. getting software to work on hardware platforms, within larger electromechanical systems, etc).
• Ability to technically lead projects, mentor juniors, and work effectively with customers
• Experience of autocode tools (e.g. Embedded Coder) would be useful.
• Evidence of innovation and creative problem-solving for relevant engineering projects

Our client is looking for a Principal Motor Control Software Engineer with a relevant degree to help take proof of concepts through to prototype and into production-ready designs.

Domain knowledge of motor control software development for vehicle propulsion is paramount (land, sea, or air).

This principal engineer role is based onsite (3 days per week) and is commutable from Birmingham, Redditch, Solihull, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Daventry, Rugby, Coventry, and Lutterworth.