Senior Software Engineer
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Stevenage |
| Area | Hertfordshire, England |
| Sector | Software |
| Salary | £50000 - £65000 per annum |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Kit Element |
| Job Ref | V-58508KE |
| Job Views | 16 |
- Description
- Senior Software Engineer, Motion Control
£50-65k
We are hiring an experienced software engineer who enjoys bringing software, electronics and mechanical systems together. This is an opportunity to take a leading hands-on role in the development and evolution of an advanced antenna controller system, creating reliable software that positions and moves antenna axes accurately and smoothly.
The role focuses on real-world motion control: driving different motor types, using encoder and sensor feedback, tuning closed-loop systems, and improving accuracy, stability and performance through measured data.
Senior Software Engineer essential skills- 5+ years relevant software engineering experience (C/C++/Python)
- Strong software design fundamentals, including modular architecture, refactoring, testing and version control.
- Practical experience controlling motors or servo mechanisms using closed-loop feedback, including PID/PI tuning and position or velocity control.
- A sound understanding of gearing, inertia, friction, backlash, acceleration, overshoot, oscillation and stability.
- Experience with motor drives, feedback devices and real-time software using an RTOS.
- A degree in engineering or equivalent qualification or experience.
Senior Software Engineer desirable skills- Linux development, scripting and system diagnostics.
- General embedded systems
- Advanced control or estimation methods, including feed-forward control, Kalman filtering, sensor fusion or system identification.
- IMUs, gyroscopes, accelerometers, GNSS or multi-axis motion-control systems.
- MATLAB/Simulink or Python-based control and simulation tools.
- Interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, UART/RS-485 or Ethernet.
- ROS 2, ros2_control, CANopen/CiA 402 or EtherCAT.
