Technical Specialist - Embedded Application Engineering

Fortescue; Harwell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortescue's Elysia Embedded team in Oxfordshire is seeking a Technical Specialist to lead integration and validation of Elysia Embedded software for battery management systems. You will work with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver high-performance state estimation, control, and diagnostics algorithms.

You will own requirements elicitation, software delivery, and ensure MAAB/ASPICE compliance while collaborating across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer-facing roles translating requirements into technical solutions.
• Degree in STEM with at least 2:1 (Bachelor's or Master's).
• Expertise in MATLAB/Simulink code generation.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD frameworks.
• Excellent communication and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Strong problem-solving and proactive collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead gathering and elicitation of customer requirements into software specs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Elysia Embedded into customer BMS software.
• Evaluate algorithms in controlled and live environments (Virtual, HIL, etc.).
• Support hardware benchmarking and deliver customer-focused documentation.
• Lead projects and workshops to demonstrate capabilities to customers.
• Ensure software quality and compliance with MAAB/ASPICE.

Skills

Customer-facing

Communication

Analytical thinking

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in STEM (2:1)

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Git/GitLab/Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Our Opportunity

Location: Kidlington, Oxford, Unit 5 Technology Dr,

Roster: Monday to Friday

Role Purpose: The Technical Specialist in Application Engineering team will lead the integration and validation of the Elysia Embedded product.

Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high performance battery state estimation and control, and diagnostics and prognostics algorithms aimed at maximizing the performance, safety and life of battery systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads customer requirements gathering and elicitation into software requirements.
• Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams, including software developers, product and project managers, to ensure seamless integration of Elysia Embedded algorithms into customer’s BMS application software.
• Lead the evaluation of Elysia Embedded algorithms in customer’s controlled and live operating environments (e.g., Virtual, Cell-In-The-Loop, HIL, EOL, vehicle testing).
• Support hardware benchmarking of Elysia Embedded algorithms.
• Lead pilot projects, proof of concepts, technical workshops and presentations to demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of Elysia Embedded to potential and existing customers.
• Fulfil the role of a Lead Application Engineer in Delivery Squads, being responsible for the technical leading of projects delivered to customers.
• Write and maintain customer facing documentation, maintain fluency of Elysia Embedded Products for communicating capabilities to customers.
• Defines software quality and compliance with relevant certifications (e.g., MAAB, ASPICE).
• Owns technical specialist delivery in multiple domains, such as requirements elicitation, system architecting, customer calibration & validation, and/or software delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

Details of the experience needed to be successful in the role, the qualifications essential/desirable to be able to fulfil the role and any specific behavioral traits.

Essential:

• Experience in customer-facing roles, providing technical support and translating customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a minimum 2:1 (or equivalent) in a relevant STEM subject (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, Computing, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.).
• Expertise in code generation using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with version control and CI/CD frameworks (e.g., Github, Gitlab, Azure DevOps).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritize tasks and maintain a high-level view of project goals.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and analytically.
• To have a ‘can do’ proactive attitude day in day out and proactively support and collaborate with others.
• They will be able to take on innovative ideas, concepts, and ways of working to meet strict project deadlines.
• Willingness to proactively build new relationships & connections across the business in support of team & company goals.

Beneficial:

• Experience with Requirements Elicitation methods.
• Experience in embedded state estimation algorithm development.
• Experience in electro-thermal modelling of battery systems.
• Experience in ASPICE processes.
• Experience in electrical testing of battery cells, including development of test plans.
• Experience with embedded systems and hardware

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

About Us

At Elysia, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing the life, safety, and performance of battery systems, across markets and industries.

As a pioneering technology company, we specialise in the development of cutting-edge software solutions that supports, optimises and de-risks the deployment of batteries, from cradle to grave, starting with design and manufacture, through to first-life monitoring and the transition to second-life or recycling.

Our team of brilliant minds and passionate experts are dedicated to pushing the boundaries in software-derived performance, both within embedded BMS and cloud-based domains. We believe in the combination of expertise in electrochemistry, battery systems and data science to build products that empower our customers to unlock the full potential of their battery assets.

Elysia is wholly owned business of Fortescue, a top 10 ASX listed company. Fortescue is a world leading mining and energy company, who has committed to reach net zero by 2030. As one of its flagship customers, Elysia is working closely with Fortescue to assist with the decarbonisation of their operations.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.