Controls Engineer

Premier Technical Recruitment; Leicester Forest East; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

Premier Technical Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to join a UK-based automation team near Leicester. The role focuses on PLC and HMI coding, electrical design and integration of robotic systems for a range of industrial applications.

You will work with Omron, Siemens and Allen-Bradley equipment, ensuring compliance with safety standards and the Machinery Directive. Travel to client sites across the UK is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software design and PLC coding experience.
• Experience with Omron, Siemens and Allen Bradley equipment.
• Degree in electrical/electronic engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Write and develop software, PLC & HMI coding for automation projects.
• Electrical design and creation of machine control system solutions.
• Deliver control and safety systems compliant with machinery directive and standards.
• Create electrical documentation including circuit diagrams, BOMs and installation docs.
• Travel to customer sites across the UK; liaise with customers, suppliers and internal teams.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical design

Safety standards compliance

Client liaison

Education

Electrical / Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Omron PLC

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

ePlan

Job description

Controls Engineer / Control Software Engineer

to c£60k neg dep exp plus benefits

East Midlands - commutable from Nottingham, Leicester and Coventry

Our client demonstrates almost 40 years' experience in the manufacture of bespoke automation and robotic systems for a range of industrial applications and are regarded as one of the leading automation system solution providers in the UK. As a result of continued success and a planned programme of strategic growth, they are now seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Controls Engineer to complement their established professional team and deliver machine control system solutions allied to a range of automated machinery-based projects.

Tasked with writing and developing software, PLC & HMI coding for various automation projects, as a Controls Engineer you will also be responsible for the electrical design and creation of machine control system solutions for special purpose automated machinery projects. Other duties will include delivering control and safety systems that comply with the requirements of the machinery directive and appropriate applicable standards, and electrical system design, selection of components and generating detailed circuit diagrams as required.

Based near Leicester, as a Controls Engineer you will also be responsible for the integration of various robots, including SCARA, Delta & 6-axis and will liaise extensively with customers, suppliers and team members, so effective communication skills at all levels are essential for the position, and you will be comfortable in working both autonomously and as part of a team dedicated to delivering projects within budgetary and timescale constraints.

Additionally, you will follow projects through from design, development and commissioning stages on machine control and safety systems and will be responsible for the creation of associated electrical documentation including circuit diagrams, cable schedules, installation documents BOM's. and bills of materials. You will also ensure that machine electrical systems and safety systems comply with all relevant European and international safety standards and for the correct selection and procurement of all necessary components.

To be considered for this varied and challenging Controls Engineer role it is envisaged that the successful candidate will demonstrate at least 5 years' experience of software design and PLC coding with particular experience of working with Omron, Siemens and Allen Bradley equipment proving distinctly advantageous. You will essentially possess comprehensive skills and experience of electrical design for machine automation using ePlan, along with knowledge and understanding of the various national and international electrical standards for machine design and machine safety systems and requirements to CE mark machine systems.

Realistically you will be qualified to degree level or equivalent in electrical / electronic engineering or a closely related control system discipline with a flexible approach to travel to customer sites across the UK if required. In return, an excellent benefits package and genuine scope to progress your career into a management position supervising a team of control software and service engineers is available for the right candidate - so if you believe you possess the relevant skills and experience for this position