Senior Software Engineer, Control

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd. seeks a Senior Software Engineer to work on low-latency control systems for multi-axis satellite search and tracking. The role involves autonomous architectural work and implementing feedback loops on embedded Linux or microcontrollers.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in C/C++, practical control/robotics experience, and a solid understanding of dynamics and stability. PID/PI tuning and real-time software exposure are advantageous.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with C or C++.
• Practical experience in control or robotics.
• Gearing, inertia, friction, backlash, acceleration, overshoot, oscillation and stability.
• Experience with motor drives, feedback devices and real-time software.
• Degree in engineering or equivalent qualification or experience.

Skills

C/C++

Control/Robotics

Real-time software

Motor drives/feedback

Embedded Linux / microcontrollers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CAN

SPI

I2C

UART/RS-485

Ethernet

ROS 2

CANopen/CiA 402

EtherCAT

Job description

Senior Software Engineer position focusing on low-latency control systems, specifically multi-axis movement to search for and track satellites dynamically using feedback loops for deployment on embedded Linux or microcontrollers. The role offers significant autonomy across architecture and implementation, alongside complex challenges involving geometry, coordinate systems, and real-time astronomical tracking. The ideal candidate will have experience developing algorithms to control multiple motors or servo mechanisms using closed-loop feedback, including PID/PI tuning and position or velocity control.

Senior Software Engineer essential skills

• 3+ years relevant software engineering experience with C or C++
• Practical experience in control or robotics
• A sound understanding of gearing, inertia, friction, backlash, acceleration, overshoot, oscillation and stability.
• Experience with motor drives, feedback devices and real-time software
• A degree in engineering or equivalent qualification or experience.

Senior Software Engineer desirable skills

• Python
• RTOS
• Linux development, scripting and system diagnostics.
• General embedded systems
• Advanced control or estimation methods, including feed-forward control, Kalman filtering, sensor fusion or system identification.
• IMUs, gyroscopes, accelerometers, GNSS or multi-axis motion-control systems.
• MATLAB/Simulink or Python-based control and simulation tools.
• Interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART/RS-485 or Ethernet.
• ROS 2, ros2_control, CANopen/CiA 402 or EtherCAT