Senior Controls Engineer - FOC & Motion Control

SR2 REC LTD; England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to take technical ownership of advanced control algorithms for high‑performance electromechanical systems in a UK defence start‑up. The initial focus is motor control with Field‑Oriented Control (FOC), working with embedded software and hardware engineers to develop production‑ready algorithms from first principles.

The role will broaden into servo, motion and multi‑axis control, with hands‑on modelling, validation and testing.

Qualifications

• Experience developing control systems for electromechanical systems.
• Strong Field-Oriented Control (FOC) experience.
• First-principles plant modelling and control system design.
• MATLAB/Simulink and Model-Based Design.
• Experience developing models suitable for automatic code generation.
• System identification and parameter estimation using real test data.
• Experience taking control algorithms through to production or qualified prototype.
• Strong hands-on testing, instrumentation and control system debugging.
• Ability to work closely with embedded firmware and electronic hardware teams.

Responsibilities

• Technical ownership of advanced control algorithms for production-ready deployment.

Skills

FOC control

MATLAB/Simulink

First-principles modelling

Control system design

Model-based design

System identification

Production deployment

Instrumentation & testing

Embedded collaboration

UK/NATO eligibility

Job description

SR2 REC LTD is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to take technical ownership of advanced control algorithms for high‑performance electromechanical systems in a UK defence start‑up. The initial focus is motor control with Field‑Oriented Control (FOC), working with embedded software and hardware engineers to develop production‑ready algorithms from first principles.

The role will broaden into servo, motion and multi‑axis control, with hands‑on modelling, validation and testing.