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Role Title: Principal Controls Engineer Reporting Line: The Principal Controls Engineer will report to the Director of Technical Operations for Energy Solutions. Department Overview: Energy Solutions is a sub-systems solutions arm of Artemis Technologies, responsible for the delivery of Marine lithium-Ion battery and High-Power Charging systems. The group is growing its presence within the business and building on the technology modules developed in our vessel programmes, furthering development for the wider marine market. The Role: This is a functional leadership role which will support the fast paced and exciting development of cutting-edge energy systems for the marine market. Youwill lead model-based control and algorithm development for Energy Solutions products like Battery Management, High Power DC charging and Propulsion systems. Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities: Growing and leading the Control Engineering function within the department and maintaining the development processes and toolchain. Perform analysis of system requirements and support decomposition and authoring of control / software requirements. Work with technical specialists to co-ordinate / lead the development of robust control and software architectures for core product. Development of application software and control logic in MATLAB Simulink. Feature and algorithm development for performance, user experience and safety functionality covering a range of energy products from standalone batteries through propulsion. Support in the application of Functional Safety, working with the company software quality / safety management processes and technical specialists. Plant model development to support SIL/MIL test activities. Practical support debugging control logic and interface errors both in a lab and application environment. Carry out MIL and SIL testing within Artemis software development environment. Work closely with peers within multi-disciplinary teams to iterate through system development quickly and efficiently. Introduce new electronics technology to ATL where appropriate. Attend team and 1-1 meetings and fulfil reporting requirements as required by Artemis Technologies. Ensure compliance with Artemis Technologies Policies and Procedures. Build good working relationships across Artemis Technologies. Contribute to shaping a culture that reflects Artemis Technologies Values and Guiding Principles and enables the company to achieve its goals. Person Specification: Education/Qualifications and Experience Required: Holder of Bachelor (BSc /BEng) degree in a relevant engineering discipline (Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Control Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering). 5+ years working as a Controls Engineer with experience gained in electrification / e-mobility related sectors. Experience with Battery Management / EV Charging Systems. Key Skills & Experience Required: Technical/Design: Model-based design and development, working with MATLAB Simulink, Stateflow, Simscape. Experience with Controls development in e-mobility programs with direct experience in Propulsion, Battery Management or Vehicle Control and Energy Management. Knowledge of data communication protocols including CAN, RS-485 & RS-232. Ability to understand and development in accordance with customer & regulatory design requirements. Able to investigate, diagnose and solve control logic bugs and hardware failures. Able to liaise with critical suppliers and technical partners, coordinating work delivery and content. Experience with Embedded C/C++ and Python is a plus, but not essential. Experience with different Lithium-Ion Battery chemistries is a plus but not essential. Control Engineering within a robust new product development framework (e.g. ASPICE). Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and familiarity with SysML is desirable. Communication: Good report writing skills clear, concise, and well structured. Excellent interpersonal skills. Organising: Ability to coordinate with other departments and flag issues. A focus on delivery to an agreed schedule. Teamworking: Ability to relate well to others, and build co-operative and collaborative working relationships, both internally and externally. Behavioural Competencies: Personal Qualities Required: Joining a multi-professional, friendly, state of the art team, successful candidates will have the following attributes: A positive, can-do attitude - role modelling a positive approach especially through organisational growth and change. Integrity honest, trustworthy, dependable. Adaptable and flexible able to adapt quickly during fast growth and changing situations, and to be flexible as the demands of the role may require. A proactive, responsive and responsible approach to fulfilling the requirements of role. Reliable can be counted on to fulfil what is expected of them. A professional and mature attitude to the tasks in hand. Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team. Calm and able to think on feet. Self-starter and independent thinker; able to solve problems and instigate solutions. Resilient able to work under pressure such as meeting deadlines, volume of work, accuracy levels required etc. A pleasure to work with supportive, helpful, co-operative and collaborative. Friendly and approachable, and able to create a sense of enjoyment at work. Committed possesses a strong work ethic, committed to excellence and the success of ATL. Remuneration: Artemis Technologies Ltd offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package which includes: Private Medical Insurance. Health Cashback Plan. Group Income Protection Stakeholder Pension. Sponsored Translink annual travel card loan scheme. Cycle to Work scheme. Electric Vehicle scheme. Life Insurance (3 x salary) Employer Assistance Programme. 22 days holiday plus 13 public/bank/closure holidays (pro-rata).You will also accumulate up to 5 service related holidays over your first five years of employment. Regular social events (staff and family). Equal Opportunities Artemis Technologies is an equal opportunities employer and therefore is committed to promoting diversity and equality of opportunity and does not discriminate, whether on grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender re-assignment, disability, age, class, religion or belief, community background or passport held. These principles underpin our professional behaviour and are embedded in our policies, procedures, day-to-day practices, and external relationships. We therefore welcome and encourage job applications from a fully diverse range of candidates. We monitor the community background and sex of our job applicants and employees in order to demonstrate our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity in employment and to comply with our duties under the Fair Employment & Treatment (NI) Order 1998. If you do not answer the related application questions, we are encouraged to use the residuary method of making a determination, which means that we can make a determination as to your community background on the basis of the personal information supplied by you in your application form. Note: If you provide these details you are obliged to do so truthfully as it is a criminal offence under the Fair Employment (Monitoring) Regulations (NI) 1999 to knowingly give false answers to these questions. Privacy We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information as per the terms of our Privacy Policy, available on request from Artemis Technologies Ltd. Skills: Model-based design and development MATLAB Simulink, Stateflow, Simscape Controls development in e-mobility programs

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