Senior Control Software Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Basildon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in e-mobility seeks a Senior Control Software Engineer to develop motor control solutions across various sectors. You will work on taking customer projects from concept to prototype while leading a talented team to achieve production-ready designs. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in e-mobility systems and be proficient in embedded C and model-based development.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years post-academic experience in motor control software development for e-mobility systems.
• Strong background in embedded C or model-based software development using Matlab/Simulink.
• Experience capturing requirements and developing software architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop motor control software for e-mobility applications from concept to prototype.
• Involved in hardware integration, lab testing, and delivery of validated prototypes.
• Lead projects, mentor juniors, and work directly with customers.

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication

Innovation

Creative problem-solving

Education

Relevant degree or master's (e.g., electronics, computer science, automotive engineering)

Tools

Embedded C

Matlab

Simulink

Autocode tools (e.g., Embedded Coder)

Job description

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Senior Control Software Engineer, Basildon

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Location: Basildon, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Motor Control Software Engineer (Senior / Principal)

Warwickshire, UK

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

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced software engineer to develop motor control software for a broad variety of customers across multiple e-mobility / electric vehicle sectors.

Based in Leamington Spa.

Required:

• ESSENTIAL: Proven experience of developing software for traction motors used directly for e-mobility applications (land, sea, or air - e.g., automotive electric vehicle EDU systems, drone propulsion, marine electric powertrains, etc.)
• Experience of developing embedded software OR model-based software
• Experience of capturing requirements and developing software architecture
• Good technical leadership / mentoring and communication skills

In this role, you will be involved with taking customer projects from concept to prototype, developing systems from scratch, hardware integration, lab testing, and delivering validated prototypes.

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

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

Skills / experience required:

• A relevant degree or master's (e.g., electronics, computer science, automotive engineering)
• 8-10 years of post-academic experience, including motor control software development for e-mobility systems
• Proven experience with model-based software development using Matlab / Simulink OR embedded C programming
• ESSENTIAL: Proven experience developing software for traction motors used in e-mobility applications
• Practical engineering aptitude (e.g., software on hardware platforms, electromechanical systems)
• Ability to lead projects, mentor juniors, and work with customers
• Experience with autocode tools (e.g., Embedded Coder) is a plus
• Innovation and creative problem-solving skills

Our client seeks a senior or principal motor control software engineer to help transition proof of concepts into prototypes and production-ready designs.

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

This principal engineer role is onsite 3 days/week, located near Birmingham, with commuting options from Redditch, Solihull, Nuneaton, Hinckley, Leamington Spa, Banbury, Daventry, Rugby, Coventry, and Lutterworth.