Contract Control Systems Engineer

3 weeks ago

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom EnviroTech Talent Full time

Title: Contract Control Systems Engineer

Location: Oxford

Start: ASAP

Outside IR35

Length: Initial 3 Months (likely to extend for right individual)

An innovative client decarbonising the aviation sector is looking for a Control Systems Engineer on a Contract basis.

You will be part of a friendly and welcoming team of passionate innovators, every single one making a real difference in the path towards the dream of clean, sustainable flight. We encourage healthy work-life balance by supporting flexible working hours and hybrid working from home. During times of testing there will be on-site requirements.

Job summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, integration and testing of VTOL drone flight control systems and hybrid energy distribution systems. The systems will need a control interface with the telemetry to monitor power electronics, power sources, sensors and motor invertor.

Your responsibilities

Collaborate with colleagues to capture communications and control system requirements to meet the needs of the powertrain and aircraft.

Design overall communications and control system for a hybrid battery and fuel-cell powertrain.

Model and simulate the system, covering normal operating conditions as well as off-design and emergency conditions.

Perform a FMEA of the system, ensuring compliance with applicable industry standards.

Identify the appropriate hardware (instrumentation, sensors, actuators, PCBs, computers etc.) for the system and support procurement.

Liaise with suppliers and subcontractors to ensure delivery of parts to specification in a timely fashion.

Support the assembly and test of the control system.

Conduct test campaign to safely validate control system performance.

Fully document the design and safe operation of the control system.

Manage project work packages through full lifetime maintaining budgetary control, risk management and technical quality to ensure work packages meet their objectives.

Document and report progress to line manager.

Essential skills

University Masters degree in aerospace/electrical/controls engineering or similar.

3-4 years with development and/or design of control systems.

Has previously built and tested a PID or state-machine control system.

Experience doing FMEA of control systems.

Experience with CAN bus communication.

Model-based systems development with MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow environment and code generation to C/C++ with Embedded Coder.

Experience with sensor, instrumentation, and NI DAQ.

Working understanding of electrical systems including batteries, power electronics, electric motor etc.

Desirable

Experience with control systems including high voltage battery

Experience with control systems including PEMFC.

Knowledge of aerospace control standards.

Experience with Simulink desktop real-time.

Experience with multi-rotor VTOL control and experience with Pixhawk/PX4.

Application Questions

Do you have an Ltd legally authorised to operate in the UK?

Are you comfortable commuting to this job’s location?

How many years of experience modelling and testing aerospace control systems do you have?

Are you experienced with CAN bus communication?

Are you experienced with model-based systems development using Simulink?

Have you worked with high voltage (60-1000VDC) battery packs?

Have you worked with PEM fuel cells?

Are you experienced with Simulink desktop real-time?

Have you made a control system for a multi-rotor VTOL aircraft?

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