Controls Design Engineer

WR Engineering; Hampton Lovett; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Flexible working hours

Job summary

WR Engineering is seeking a Control System Design Engineer in the United Kingdom to join the engineering team. The role focuses on designing control panel hardware, electrical schematics, and software, with FAT/SAT involvement and close customer collaboration.

You will manage design revisions, change control, and maintain traceable BOM documentation to ensure project quality and compliance. A UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Control Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in industrial control systems and automation projects.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, and electrical schematics.
• Experience with design changes, BOM management and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Design Authority for controls engineering projects.
• Design and develop control panel hardware, electrical schematics, and control system software.
• Produce and review Sequences of Operation, specifications, schematics, BOMs, and technical documentation.

Skills

Electrical control systems

Schematic design

PLC & HMI

Document control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Automation

Tools

PLC programming

HMI development

Electrical CAD (AutoCAD/EPLAN)

Job description

Control System Design Engineer

Salary around £60K, 25 days holiday, flexible working hours

The Controls Design Engineer will manage engineering design drawing & revision control and work closely with customers to update drawings, review P&ID, block diagrams, and schematics.

The role includes overseeing the engineering change control process and maintaining up-to-date documentation of all process modifications, changes, and improvements within the BOM structure and routing system to ensure full traceability.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Design Authority for controls engineering projects
• Design and develop control panel hardware, electrical schematics, and control system software
• Produce and review Sequences of Operation, specifications, schematics, BOMs, and technical documentation.
• Manage design revisions, engineering change control
• Attend client and internal design review meetings, providing technical support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and support Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Automation Engineering
• Experienced controls engineer within industrial control systems, control panel design, and automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of electrical control systems, schematics, PLCs, HMIs
• Full UK Driving Licence (essential)