Line Manager: Principal Software & Controls Engineer
Posted on: Monday 29th June, 2026
About the Role
A fantastic opportunity to join a team at the forefront of fuel cell development to play your part in powering the hydrogen future.
As a Software & Controls Engineer within our Product Development team, you will deliver embedded control strategies, design and firmware for systems and system components, from early prototypes to fully developed products, through a robust development process. You will carry out on‑hardware validation and verification activities first hand, to facilitate debug and analysis at various levels.
You will be working within a multidisciplinary team to meet project deliverables in a fast‑paced environment and a high‑performance culture of time, cost and quality delivery.
About You
You’re a motivated and detail‑focused engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes pride in delivering high‑quality work.
You’ll bring:
- A degree (Beng/BSc or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
- 5+ years’ experience in a highly regulated industrial environment such as Automotive or Aerospace.
- Ability to describe complex concepts comfortably and adapt spoken and written communication to suit the audience.
- Strong capability to develop systems and simulations in the MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow environment and deploy software onto embedded real‑time control hardware using auto‑coders and bare‑metal C programming.
- Experience with hardware integration and troubleshooting through sensors and actuators using a variety of protocols including CAN and serial protocols such as SPI.
- A process‑driven approach to developing, testing, problem reporting and change management.
What We Offer
This role is based on site at our Loughborough Facility.
At Intelligent Energy we offer the opportunity to work in a great team, with our world leading technology and cutting‑edge products.
We offer the following range of benefits:
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Life cover
- 25 days holiday per year plus public holidays with flexibility to buy or sell holidays each year
- Electric Car Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Exclusive discounts at a wide range of high‑street and online retailers
- A relocation allowance where required
- Reimbursement of professional memberships or subscriptions
Potential for career progression and development within the organization.
Please provide details of any reasonable adjustments you require during the recruitment process
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