Control System Lead Engineer

We are now facing an increasing interest for our legacy product portfolio, as well as building a leading position as a provider of offshore renewables solutions.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

We are looking for a candidate who can lead our Control System group within the Engineered Solution. The position will be a leading role to develop and position the team to meet the challenges of the future. 

The Control System team develops control systems, simulations and software using:

• Industrial controllers suchs as PLCs in combination with commissioning of electrical drives and field instrumentation
• Object oriented programming language e.g. Structured Text, C++, Python, and C#
• HMI development using for example Qt or PyQt
• Real-time 3D Visualization tools e.g. Unity or Unreal Engine 4
• Communication between PCs/PLCs/Devices using TCP/IP, UDP/IP, Profinet, EtherCAT

Competence:

The candidate(s) should have a Master degree or Phd within Control System or Software Engineering and some experience with innovation, research and development work and competencies within some of these areas:

• Applied mathematics, especially 3D geometry and vector/matrix algebra
• Object oriented programming knowledge e.g. C++ and Python
• Numerical methods for Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
• Real-time control system development
• Advanced control theory for MIMO (Multiple-Input- Multiple-Output) control systems e.g. state feedback
• Inverse and forward kinematics for 6 degree-of-freedom robots and closed kinematic chains e.g. knuckle boom cranes
• Matlab/Simulink development, especially Simulink coder tools for automatic deployment to specific targets such as PLCs
• Sensor fusion using Kalman filters and multiple sensors such as cameras, LIDAR, laser and MRUs

What we offer

Being a part of a world class engineering team within our technology area
Competitive salaries
Favourable pension award system
An international business unit, with interesting tasks all over the world
Work location is Kristiansand or Arendal, depending on preference.

Interested in joining?

For further information please contact Manager Engineering Dag Thorvaldsen.