À propos du poste
What you'll do
- Build the baseline for Hypersonica’s manufacturing controls platform. Developing standards on a PLC and controls component level
- Establish partnerships with component suppliers and create preferred standards and preferred component lists
- Create controls specifications for manufacturing equipment vendors and line integrators
- Support integration of in-line hardware and controls into enterprise and manufacturing execution systems and ensure data continuity between systems
- Work closely with manufacturing engineering and operations to capture use cases and requirements towards the controls systems.
- Collaborate with Quality and Data Engineering to define methods and tools to capture critical process information and data in line and ensure traceability requirements.
- Develop code standards / templates to be used by line integrators and equipment manufacturers.
- Create buy-off and testing requirements with regards to functionality, performance and safety, to be achieved during FAT / SAT from a controls perspective.
- Lead and work with international vendors and integrators to secure state-of-the-art equipment for production, supervision and testing.
- Produce and maintain clear documentation, including code, specifications, and design justifications.
- Act as a technically credible problem‑solver in ambiguous environments, closing decisions and keeping programs moving at pace.
Who you are
- A senior automation / controls Engineer with extensive firsthand expertise and experience in automated, complex manufacturing with highest quality standards
- Experienced working on complex, integrated manufacturing systems. Ideally in aerospace, defence, or other high‑performance, cross functional environments under intense time pressure.
- Able to work in green field, shaping policy and standards from ground off.
- Dealing well with ambiguity and uncertainty, willing to anticipate, test and reconsider if necessary.
- Strong automation engineering fundamentals and understanding. Covering various levels of integration from an MES level down to PLC code structure.
- Pragmatic and delivery‑focused, able to make sound engineering trade‑offs without over‑engineering
- Comfortable collaborating across disciplines and acting as a technical integrator, not just a specialist.
- Hands‑on by instinct, willing to support build, integration, and test when needed.
- Calm and effective in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments where priorities evolve.
- Motivated by building real, high‑consequence hardware where mechanical and system correctness truly matter.
What we offer
- A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
- Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
- High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
- A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
- A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
- Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.