Control Systems Engineer

Automation Experts Ltd; Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BUPA

Life Assurance

Hybrid work model

Flexible working

Job summary

Automation Experts Ltd in Lincolnshire seeks a Principal/Senior Controls Engineer to lead PLC-based control system design and implementation. You will design hardware/software, validate systems and provide leadership across engineering and commissioning stages on technically challenging projects.

Requires 5+ years in PLC-based industrial controls, Rockwell knowledge, and strong communication with customers and teams. Hybrid working and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience developing PLC-based industrial control systems.
• Experience designing hardware and software for gas turbine control or fuel systems.
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, control system architecture and industrial networking.
• Previous commissioning and site installation experience.
• Excellent fault-finding, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Technical leadership experience; mentoring engineers advantageous.
• Offshore Safety Survival Certificate would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of PLC-based control systems
• Produce functional design specifications, software architectures, hardware designs, networking documentation and interface specifications
• Develop, test and validate control system software, ensuring solutions meet customer, safety and quality requirements
• Support projects throughout the full life cycle, from tendering and detailed design through to FAT, SAT, commissioning and customer handover
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, project delivery and commissioning activities
• Work closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality control system solutions
• Support Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, installation, commissioning and post-project technical support
• Contribute to continuous improvement, technical standards and the development of future control system products
• Provide technical support to business development activities, customer meetings and project bids

Skills

PLC programming

Control systems

Industrial networking

Technical leadership

Documentation

Fault finding

Customer collaboration

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Control/Instrumentation or Automation Engineering degree

Tools

Rockwell PLC

Job description

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer

£50-70k + BUPA, Life Assurance, Hybrid, Flexible Working

Lincolnshire. Ref: 25593

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Principal/Senior Controls Engineer to join a specialist engineering business with decades of expertise delivering advanced control systems.

Working on technically challenging projects from tender through to commissioning, you'll take a leading role in the design, development and delivery of bespoke Rockwell PLC-based control systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and supporting the continued evolution of innovative control technologies.

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer – The Role:

• Lead the design, development and implementation of PLC-based control systems
• Produce functional design specifications, software architectures, hardware designs, networking documentation and interface specifications
• Develop, test and validate control system software, ensuring solutions meet customer, safety and quality requirements
• Support projects throughout the full life cycle, from tendering and detailed design through to FAT, SAT, commissioning and customer handover
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, project delivery and commissioning activities
• Work closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality control system solutions
• Support Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, installation, commissioning and post-project technical support
• Contribute to continuous improvement, technical standards and the development of future control system products
• Provide technical support to business development activities, customer meetings and project bids

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer – Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Control, Instrumentation or Automation Engineering
• Minimum 5 years' experience developing PLC-based industrial control systems
• Experience designing hardware and software for gas turbine control or fuel systems
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, control system architecture and industrial networking
• Previous commissioning and site installation experience
• Experience producing technical documentation including Functional Design Specifications, FAT/SAT documentation and test procedures
• Excellent fault-finding, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work closely with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Technical leadership experience and a passion for mentoring engineers would be advantageous
• Offshore Safety Survival Certificate would be beneficial

Interested?

Located in Lincolnshire, this role would be commutable from Newark, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Grantham, Scunthorpe, Retford and surrounding areas.

For further information please contact Sharon Hill.