Controls & Automation Design Engineer — AutoCAD Expert

NES Group Ltd; Tattershall Thorpe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is recruiting a Controls/Automation Design Engineer for a Lincoln-based contract role. The engineer will develop, standardise and maintain control documentation across power-generation projects, with strong AutoCAD experience and exposure to PLCs and control panels.

Responsibilities include creating symbol libraries, updating designs, and ensuring documentation quality in collaboration with Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Proven AutoCAD experience in engineering/industrial env.
• Experience with electrical schematics and control system docs.
• Understanding of industrial control architectures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain AutoCAD libraries, templates and standards.
• Create an AutoCAD symbol library for automation systems.
• Support standardisation of control/automation systems.
• Produce control panel layouts and drawings.
• Review and improve existing panel designs.
• Convert legacy drawings to current AutoCAD standards.
• Ensure compliance with engineering/quality standards.
• Collaborate with Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing teams.
• Support documentation improvement and standards reuse.
• Provide technical support on drawing standards

Skills

Industrial control systems

Documentation

Attention to detail

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC platforms

ControlLogix

Siemens PCS7

Siemens Step 7 / TIA Portal

Job description

NES Fircroft is recruiting a Controls/Automation Design Engineer for a Lincoln-based contract role. The engineer will develop, standardise and maintain control documentation across power-generation projects, with strong AutoCAD experience and exposure to PLCs and control panels.

Responsibilities include creating symbol libraries, updating designs, and ensuring documentation quality in collaboration with Controls, Electrical and Manufacturing teams.