Lead Software Engineer – Drives Control Application
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Rugby • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Specifying, designing, coding, validating, and maintaining application software for megawatt-scale power electronic drive systems for Marine, Naval, Energy and Industrial applications
- Validation of Application Software using Hardware In the Loop (HIL) rigs and Laboratory test drives
- Writing application software that interfaces to other peripheral equipment
- Supporting commissioning and validation of electrical drive systems
- Ensuring designs meet performance and reliability requirements
- Integrating control software into larger systems and verifying their functionality
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Applying best engineering standards and developing design practices to ensure compliance with relevant health & safety and international standards
- Travelling to customer sites for meetings or equipment validation, typically a few times per year for a duration of a few days up to 2 weeks
Requirements
- Sole British citizenship ("UK EYES ONLY")
- A relevant degree in Electrical, Electronics, Software Engineering or equivalent, or significant experience in an industrial software engineering environment
- A sound understanding of programming principles of electrical machines, electrical drives, converters, etc.
- Experience working with Variable Speed Drives Application Software (current source drives, voltage source drives)
- Experience writing control software for Variable Frequency Drives and machine control (induction machines, synchronous machines, permanent magnet machines, etc.)
- An ability to translate high level design requirements into efficient and robust software
- An ability to write technical documentation
- Availability and an unrestricted right to travel domestically and overseas
- Eligibility to obtain UK security clearance to BPSS clearance level or higher
Benefits
- Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution)
- Income protection
- Private Health Insurance
- Life Assurance
- 26 days vacation + bank holidays
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Hard skills
application software developmentprogramming principlesVariable Speed Drives Application Softwarecontrol software for Variable Frequency Drivesmachine controlHIL validationdesign practicestechnical documentation writingperformance and reliability analysisintegration of control software
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilitycustomer interactionteamworkanalytical thinkingtime managementorganizational skills