Electrical Controls Design Engineer

Electrical Controls Design Engineer
Location -Surbiton, South West London, and some travel may be required for site work.

Our client is an early-stage, cleantech company formed to commercialise our novel, patented compressor technology. Our vision is to make a meaningful dent in global CO2 emissions by pioneering the electrification of industry with disruptive heat pump products.

The core technology is a turbo-compressor simplified. It operates at greatly reduced speeds without oil, yielding lower manufacturing, operating and maintenance costs. We have developed a full-scale industrial heat pump pre-production product that was pilot tested at an industrial site throughout 2025. Recently Series A investment has been secured to scale the business and deliver further high temperature heat pump products to industrial end users.

About the Position
We are looking for a full-time Controls Engineer with complementary electrical engineering experience to lead these activities at Futraheat. The role will be responsible for all aspects of control system delivery, from defining the strategy, through programming, to implementation, test-validation and long-term evaluation and monitoring. The role will be hands-on and require practical electrical engineering knowledge and experience for electrical panel design and build, and general test-rig and product electrical installation work.

As an early-stage company our roles are broad, will evolve as we progress from core technology to mature product, and will suit those who are flexible, creative and pro-active.

Some of the capabilities and duties required include:
Electrical engineering analysis, calculation and simulation
Electrical assembly, commissioning and testing of products
Design, build and commissioning of electrical cabinets and enclosures
Design of control systems, including software development for industrial PLCs (Siemens or equivalent) and National Instruments LabVIEW
Experience with the Internet of Things (IoT)
Simulation of control systems using MATLAB Simulink/Simscape or similar
Commissioning and testing of motors, compressors and heat pumps
Engineering documentation and report writing
Knowledge of and/or qualification in relevant industrial electrical standards is desirable
Supporting business development by running demonstrations for clients
Installation and testing of new products at industrial sites requiring periods of off-site working
Experience working with high-speed rotating machinery and complex systems is desirable

Systems we use include SolidWorks, AutoCAD, ANSYS, MATLAB and LabVIEW.

Qualifications
A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical engineering or a closely related discipline. Minimum of 3 years relevant experience. We will support technical, professional and personal development on the job and externally, as well as those engineers seeking/maintaining Chartership.