A growing UK engineering business that designs and manufactures high-performance motor drive solutions (up to ~1MW) is looking for a Motor Control Engineer to join its product development team. If you enjoy taking algorithms from model → firmware → hardware testing, this role will give you real ownership across the full control stack.
You'll work on next-generation motor drive products, collaborating closely with power electronics and test teams to deliver robust, production-ready control performance.
What you'll be doing
* Developing and improving motor control algorithms for Induction Motors and PMSM / BLDC drives (e.g. FOC, sensorless/sensored control, observers, torque/speed loops
* Implementing real-time control features in Embedded C on MCU/DSP platforms (bare metal and/or RTOS depending on product line
* Building and maintaining MATLAB/Simulink models for development, verification and rapid prototyping
* Supporting new AC/AC technology development (concepts, feasibility, productisation
* Working alongside power electronics engineers on inverter/control interfaces
* PWM generation, ADC sampling/synchronisation
* Current/voltage sensing, protection
* Debugging, tuning and validating on real hardware (bench/integration testing, fault reproduction & resolution
* Designing robust safety/behaviour strategies: fault handling, derating, thermal/current limiting, protective trip
* Producing clear engineering documentation (design notes, test reports, release notes
* Supporting best practices (reviews, testing approach) and mentoring as needed
What we're looking for (must-have)
Strong, hands-on experience delivering motor control in an embedded product environment (Induction and/or PMSM/BLDC
* Professional Embedded C development for real-time control systems
* Solid control fundamentals: control loops, stability, discretisation, sampling/PWM timing, numerical precision (fixed vs float)
* MATLAB/Simulink modelling/simulation for algorithm validation
* Confident working in the lab with scopes/analysers and debugging across the HW/FW boundary
* Clear communication and ownership mindset in cross-functional engineering teams
Nice-to-haves
* Exposure to power electronics (inverter topologies, gate drives, sensing, EMI/EMC constraints)
* EMC/EMI testing experience and working to industrial/automotive standards
* Technical leadership/mentoring on embedded control projects
* PhD (advantageous, not essential)