Senior Software & Controls Engineer

Senior Software & Controls Engineer (Permanent) - East Midlands (Fully On-site) Permanent, full-time Senior Software & Controls Engineer role in the East Midlands , 100% on-site . Focus is model-based controls , embedded software/firmware , and on-hardware validation in a regulated product development environment. Key responsibilities (keyword-heavy) Control system design , control strategies , control algorithms Model-Based Design (MBD) using MATLAB , Simulink , Stateflow Modelling and simulation , plant models, system-level and component-level simulation Auto-coding / model-to-code deployment onto embedded real-time control hardware Embedded software , firmware development , bare-metal C / embedded C Hardware integration , sensor/actuator bring-up, troubleshooting and fault-finding Comms/interfaces: CAN bus , SPI , serial protocols Verification & Validation (V&V) , on-hardware testing , debug, data capture and analysis Process-led engineering: testing, issue/defect reporting, change control / configuration management What we're looking for Degree (BEng/BSc or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline Strong hands-on capability across controls  embedded software  hardware integration Confident working in a regulated, quality-led development process (automotive/aerospace style environments) Clear written and verbal communication;

able to explain complex technical concepts to different audiences