Controls Engineer

About Better Origin

Our food chain is broken - the system that can barely feed 7 billion people will not feed 10 billion we’re expected to reach by 2050. And while it's hard to imagine that things could be different, they have to be.

At Better Origin, our mission is to fix the broken food chain. We are inspired by nature and how it deals with waste, with nutrients always flowing in a circular system.

Our solution use insects - nature's best up cyclers - to transform food waste into a range of innovative products, from animal feed to pet food. With the help of AI and robotics the larvae find their place back into the food chain, reducing food waste and emissions, making circular economy possible.

Why join us?

We’re backed by world-class investors at Balderton Capital, Fly Ventures and Metavallon VC. We're working with supermarkets and food producers to roll out our technology in the UK and the EU. In 2021, we signed a contract with Morrisons to convert their fruit and veg waste and create a carbon neutral egg line.

Following our $16m Series A round raised to support technology and team scaleup, we are looking to hire the best people that make Better Origin a great place to work.

We are very proud of our values and want to attract those who feel motivated by them as much as we are. Some of our key values include:

1. Customer obsession
2. No waste
3. Challenge makes us grow
4. Accountability drives excellence
5. Respect each other
6. Keep it simple, keep it done

Requirements

Job Role

As the Controls Engineer you will have full ownership of our control’s infrastructure. Developing and expanding features, in a scalable and manageable way, as we continue to build and launch new automated solutions.

Role specifics:

• Developing and delivering control systems to robotic products and automated machinery, primarily using Siemens S7 PLCs in the TIA Portal environment
• Owning projects from design to implementation, test and launch
• Working with software embedded hardware. From process instrumentation to sensing, electrical and pneumatic controls
• Writing code based on its ease of use not the ease of coding. Adapting to customers experience, using well-formed controls to elevate the user experience
• Understanding and utilising the latest advances in infrastructure and technology to adopt into your field, bringing innovative ideas to further development and product features

What we're looking for:

• Hands on experience working with PLC programming
• Proven capability in a role developing concepts into prototypes and working solutions
• Experience with general software programming e.g. C, C++, Java, Python
• Exposure to electrical design and designing control panels
• Comfortable getting hands-on with mechanical components

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + birthday + bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working; working remotely and from our site in CB21 5DA
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Cycle scheme
• Private health insurance
• Learning and Development budget

You can find more information about us at www.betterorigin.co.uk

Better Origin embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.