Simulator Engineer - HIL/HWIL

Innovate; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovate is seeking a proactive HWIL/HIL Simulator Engineer to join a specialist defence engineering team in Stevenage. You will work hands-on with servo-hydraulic systems, electro-mechanical equipment, control systems and motion control hardware, helping to recreate flight conditions through real-time simulations while maintaining safety and reliability.

Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, performing planned maintenance, interpreting drawings, supporting upgrades, installation and

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in mechanical, electrical, electronic, mechatronics, robotics or aerospace.
• Engineering apprenticeship accepted as equivalent.
• Strong practical engineering experience is valued.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and return equipment to service after breakdowns.
• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance activities.
• Read and interpret mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Support upgrades, modifications and obsolescence efforts.
• Assist with installation, commissioning and acceptance of new or upgraded equipment.
• Help improve equipment reliability, maintainability and availability.
• Investigate unfamiliar systems and develop practical solutions.
• Contribute ideas to improve operation and maintenance of the HWIL facility.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Willingness to learn

Fault diagnosis

Education

Degree or equivalent in mechanical, electrical, electronic, mechatronics, robotics or aerospace

Engineering apprenticeship

Strong equivalent practical engineering experience

Tools

CREO CAD

Job description

HWIL/HIL Simulator Engineer - (Servo-Hydraulic / Electro-Mechanical / Motion Control)

Security Clearance Requirements;

Applicants must be British Citizens, or Dual UK Nationals holding British citizenship. Restrictions relating to nationality and right to work may apply.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) checks after offer stage.

The Role

We are looking for an ambitious HWIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Simulator Engineer to join a specialist engineering team supporting a unique missile testing capability.

This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone with experience in servo-hydraulic systems, electro-mechanical equipment, control systems, motion control or servo systems.

The HWIL facility combines real missile hardware with complex real-time simulations and specialist physical equipment to recreate flight conditions without an actual missile launch.

You will work with multi-axis flight motion simulators, antenna positioning systems, control equipment and test hardware, helping to ensure equipment remains safe, reliable and available.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose faults and return equipment to service following breakdowns
• Carry out planned and corrective maintenance activities
• Read and interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings
• Support equipment upgrades, modifications and obsolescence activities
• Assist with installation, commissioning and acceptance of new or upgraded equipment
• Help improve equipment reliability, maintainability and availability
• Investigate unfamiliar systems and work methodically towards practical solutions
• Contribute ideas to improve the operation and maintenance of the HWIL facility

What We're Looking For

You do not need experience in every area. We are primarily looking for strong practical engineering ability and a willingness to learn.

Experience in one or more of the following would be valuable:

• Hydraulics or servo-hydraulic systems
• Electro-mechanical systems
• Control systems
• Motion control or servo systems
• Mechanical and electrical fault finding
• Workshop skills and use of hand/electrical tools
• CAD, particularly CREO, would be advantageous
• IT literacy and use of management information systems

You should be comfortable working hands-on, as physical activity is inherent to the role, and willing to work at height where required.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with:

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronics, Robotics, Aerospace or a related engineering discipline
• Engineering apprenticeship
• Strong equivalent practical engineering experience

We are more interested in your engineering ability, practical experience and willingness to learn than whether you meet every individual requirement.

This is an opportunity to develop your engineering experience across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, controls and simulation disciplines while working within a specialist defence engineering environment.