Senior BMS Controls Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)

Rimac Group; Oxford; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Rimac Group in the United Kingdom seeks a Battery Controls Engineer to develop embedded control algorithms for battery management systems using MATLAB/Simulink. You will design models, generate C code for microcontrollers, and support MIL/SIL/HIL validation across energy storage applications.

You will collaborate with hardware, software and system teams, ensure traceability to requirements, and apply ISO 26262 or ASPICE principles while maintaining versioned models in Git.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with MATLAB/Simulink for control system development.
• Hands-on experience with Simulink code generation for embedded targets.
• Strong understanding of battery systems and state estimation.
• Experience in HIL testing platforms such as dSPACE or Typhoon HIL.
• Working understanding of CAN data networking and Vector tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop control models for embedded hardware, including battery state estimation, thermal management, cell balancing, voltage and current limits, and protection/diagnostics.
• Design, simulate, and validate models in Simulink/Stateflow.
• Generate embedded C code using Simulink Coder / Embedded Coder for deployment on microcontrollers.
• Support MIL, SIL, and HIL testing workflows for model validation.
• Collaborate with system, hardware, and software teams to integrate control logic into battery systems.
• Ensure traceability from requirements to model and code using ISO 26262 or ASPICE with Simulink requirements and tests.
• Debug, analyse, and optimise real-time embedded control performance.
• Maintain and version control models using Git or similar systems.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Embedded coding

HIL testing

CAN data networking

Vector tools

Control theory

Battery systems

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering

Tools

dSPACE

Typhoon HIL

Simulink Coder

CANoe

CANape

Canalyzer

Embedded Coder

Infineon XMC7200 / TI C2000 / STM32 / NXP

Job description

Rimac Group in the United Kingdom seeks a Battery Controls Engineer to develop embedded control algorithms for battery management systems using MATLAB/Simulink. You will design models, generate C code for microcontrollers, and support MIL/SIL/HIL validation across energy storage applications.

You will collaborate with hardware, software and system teams, ensure traceability to requirements, and apply ISO 26262 or ASPICE principles while maintaining versioned models in Git.