Control Systems Engineer

Optima Consultancy Services; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in engineering in Huddersfield is seeking a Control Systems Engineer who thrives on autonomy and project ownership. The ideal candidate should possess around five years of experience with controls engineering, particularly in programming PLCs from scratch using Siemens, Allen Bradley, or Mitsubishi systems. You'll join a welcoming team that values trust and flexibility in the workplace, focusing on delivering high-quality control solutions across various industries like food and beverage and pharmaceuticals.

Qualifications

• Around five years of experience in controls engineering.
• Confidence with programming PLCs from scratch.
• Experience in sectors like food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities

• Program PLCs from scratch.
• Deliver control systems with ownership.
• Engage in end-to-end controls engineering.

Skills

Controls engineering

PLC programming

Siemens

Allen Bradley

Mitsubishi

Job description

What if your next move let you truly own your projects, build systems from scratch and work somewhere people stay because they enjoy it, not because theyre managed into it?

If youre a Control Systems Engineer who wants more trust, more variety and more autonomy, this could be exactly what youve been looking for.

Youd be joining a close and friendly team, led by someone whos been there for twenty-five years and still genuinely loves coming in every day. Its a place where engineers are simply trusted to get on with real engineering in a way that feels natural and uncomplicated.

The company grew for years purely through word of mouth, but demand has now outpaced the team. They work across food and beverage, pharmaceutical and a mix of other sectors, designing and delivering control systems that keep production moving. Robotics is something theyve never tackled because the internal expertise hasnt been there, so if thats something you bring, theres real room to steer where things go next.

Your work would be proper end to end controls engineering, programming PLCs from scratch and delivering systems you can genuinely take ownership of. If youve got around five years of experience and youre confident with Siemens, Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi, youll fit in comfortably.

Flexibility is genuinely part of the culture. Remote work wasnt something theyd done bef...