Control Systems & Automation Engineer

H Squared Talent Ltd; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Healthcare cashback scheme

Job summary

H Squared Talent Ltd is seeking an experienced engineer for an office-based role in Cheshire, with occasional remote work after the initial period. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test.

You will maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text), and collaborate with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with a degree or equivalent.
• At least 4 years in a similar industrial/PLC role.
• Strong PLC programming experience; CX-Programmer is a bonus.
• Able to read electrical/wiring schematics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing PLC control systems (ladder/structured text).
• Work with electronics to integrate motor/pump control (signal-level).
• Support Production/Test with fault diagnosis and acceptance testing.
• Read wiring schematics produced by the electronics team.
• Start building familiarity with microcontroller-based control.
• Use Git for version control.

Skills

PLC programming

Reading schematics

Git version control

Embedded/microcontroller basics

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering background (degree or equivalent)

Tools

CX-Programmer

Omron PLCs

Job description

Office-based, Cheshire, with occasional remote working once established

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test

The Role

• Maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text) and HMI interfaces
• Work with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control (signal-level, not circuit design)
• Support Production/Test with fault diagnosis and acceptance testing
• Read wiring schematics (produced by the electronics team)
• Start building familiarity with microcontroller-based control for future product development
• Use Git for version control

About You

• Engineering background (degree, apprenticeship, HNC or HND)
• At least 4 years in a similar role, ideally industrial/PLC background
• Strong PLC programming experience (ladder logic/structured text); CX-Programmer experience a bonus
• Comfortable reading electrical/wiring schematics

Curious and keen to learn: open to picking up microcontroller and embedded systems knowledge over time

• Pension
• Life insurance
• Healthcare cashback scheme