Senior Controls Engineer

Position: Senior Controls Engineer (Permanent)
Senior Controls Engineer

Our hi-tech instrumentation industry client is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

* Perform development activities to enhance current control systems within the product, as well as help innovate and develop new ones.

* Apply control theory to define and manage (sub-) system specifications and breakdowns, ensuring alignment with project goals and performance criteria.

* Support applications, manufacturing and service in fault identification and resolution.

* Prepare and maintain various types of documentation.

* Act as subject matter expert within the company.

* Lead technical developments and failure analysis

* Perform technical planning to support various integration and test activities

* Work hands-on with the equipment and apparatus to prove performance of the implemented designs

Professional Skills/ Abilities:

Essential

* Experience of practical engineering development activities.

* Experience of being a technical lead on Control Systems.

* Good knowledge of Feedback and Feed forward loops

* Ability to project manage own projects, including timekeeping, resource management, as well as sending updates to key stakeholders.

* Excellent communicator - Fluency in written and oral technical English, as well as ability to present to key stakeholders within the business

* Minimum five years of experience

Desirable

* Knowledge of digital filtering (ideally in FPGAs)

* Knowledge of Electronics and/or Electrical design

* Experience of guiding systems/products through EMC and various regulatory testing.

* Knowledge of PLC software and control systems