Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer - Flexible/Hybrid

Drives & Controls (DFA Media); Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Blended on-site/remote work

Job summary

MBDA Missile Systems – Deliver for a more secure tomorrow, UK, is seeking a Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer to lead the design, development and validation of embedded control systems across a range of actuator products.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary design team, owning control algorithms, modelling system performance, and ensuring customer requirements are met. Collaboration with suppliers and internal teams is essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Design and development of control algorithms for digital control systems.
• Proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink and Embedded Coder for generation of deployable code.
• Ability to model complex electronic/mechanical systems including sensors and motors.
• Strong communication within design teams and external partners.
• Derivation of subsystem requirements from customer needs.
• Knowledge of electric motors and drive/commutation strategies (FOC/SVPWM).
• Understanding of DO-178C or DO-331 standards and code generation processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop control algorithms for analogue and digital systems, typically for BLDC motors.
• Model systems and perform performance analysis of control algorithms.
• Derive sub-system requirements (mechanical, electronics, software).
• Select suitable electro-mechanical components with supplier collaboration.
• Define design proving plans, testing, and data analysis.

Skills

Control algorithms

MATLAB/Simulink

Embedded Coder

System modelling

Requirements derivation

Motor control knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Embedded Coder

Job description

MBDA Missile Systems – Deliver for a more secure tomorrow, UK, is seeking a Senior Motor Control Systems Engineer to lead the design, development and validation of embedded control systems across a range of actuator products.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary design team, owning control algorithms, modelling system performance, and ensuring customer requirements are met. Collaboration with suppliers and internal teams is essential in this role.