Lead Control Systems Engineer – Darwin

SAGE Automation; Darwin; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAGE Automation, a Tetra Tech company, is Australia’s leading independent industrial automation and control systems integrator, seeking a Senior Control Systems Engineer in Darwin to design, integrate, program and commission digital and analogue control systems.

You will lead a technical team, mentor graduates and junior engineers, ensure project scope aligns with customer needs, and deliver robust automation solutions across various industries in the NT.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and 4+ years of experience in automation or process control.
• Experience with electrical design and programming on Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider PLCs and HMI/SCADA such as Ignition or Citect.
• Experience leading and mentoring Graduate and Junior Engineers; Australian citizenship is required or highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team through ongoing mentoring and development.
• Be accountable for the team’s performance in achieving schedule, quality and budget targets.
• Apply engineering concepts, practices, and theories to design technical solutions.
• Understand and drive results that meet the customer’s real needs.
• Deliver technical solutions that meet the scope of the project and support the strategic development for the business.
• Commission electrical control systems and motion control applications i.e. variable frequency drives and servo drives.
• Identify and mitigate technical risk, escalating high risk items to management.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Electrical design

Rockwell PLC

Siemens PLC

HMI/SCADA

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Ignition

Citect

Rockwell Studio 5000

Job description

SAGE Automation, a Tetra Tech company, is Australia’s leading independent industrial automation and control systems integrator, seeking a Senior Control Systems Engineer in Darwin to design, integrate, program and commission digital and analogue control systems.

You will lead a technical team, mentor graduates and junior engineers, ensure project scope aligns with customer needs, and deliver robust automation solutions across various industries in the NT.