Aerospace Automation Engineer: PLCs, SCADA & IIoT

Safran UK; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Landing Systems in Gloucester is seeking an Automation Technology Engineer to join a small, high‑performing team responsible for deploying, maintaining and continually improving our Manufacturing Control System across 130+ industrial assets.

You will optimize PLCs, HMIs and databases, collaborating with Production, Maintenance and IT to ensure data integrity, cybersecurity and reliable operation of new equipment throughout our manufacturing ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience in Industrial Automation in manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency in PLC programming, ladder logic and HMI/SCADA scripting.
• Familiarity with SCADA/Historian (WinCC), MES and industrial protocols (OPC, Modbus, TCP/IP).
• Experience configuring industrial networks (switches, VLANs).
• Database management experience (on‑premises or cloud).
• Strong project management skills.
• Experience with IIoT and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain and continuously improve the Manufacturing Control System (MCS) across 130+ industrial assets.
• Optimize PLCs, HMIs and databases to ensure data quality and structure.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality teams to enable data‑driven decisions.

Skills

PLCs

HMI

WinCC

Ladder Logic

SCADA

Network protocols

Control Systems

Modbus

VLAN

Programming

Process Engineering

Factory 4.0

Job description

Safran Landing Systems in Gloucester is seeking an Automation Technology Engineer to join a small, high‑performing team responsible for deploying, maintaining and continually improving our Manufacturing Control System across 130+ industrial assets.

You will optimize PLCs, HMIs and databases, collaborating with Production, Maintenance and IT to ensure data integrity, cybersecurity and reliable operation of new equipment throughout our manufacturing ecosystem.