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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 Feedforward 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
