Controls Engineer - Diverse PLC & Electrical Systems

Escape; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Escape is recruiting for a Controls Engineer to join our engineering team near Dunfermline. The role combines controls and electrical engineering with fault-finding, testing and the production of technical documentation in a varied industrial setting.

The successful candidate will work in a small controls team on PLC-based systems, read electrical schematics, support FAT and commissioning, and contribute to ongoing control panel design and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience or exposure to PLC-controlled equipment or systems.
• Some PLC programming, fault-finding or program modification experience.
• Experience with PLC platforms.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Experience working with electrical control panels or industrial machinery.
• Exposure to testing, commissioning or FAT.
• Some experience with CAD or electrical technical drawings would be useful.
• Good written communication and attention to detail.
• A practical approach and willingness to get involved with equipment and testing.

Responsibilities

• Working with PLC-based control systems, including understanding, maintaining and modifying existing programs
• Electrical fault-finding and troubleshooting
• Reading and working from electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
• Supporting the development and modification of electrical and control system designs
• Producing and updating technical drawings and engineering documentation
• Supporting control panel and equipment testing
• Carrying out practical fault-finding and testing within the workshop and engineering environment
• Supporting Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Assisting with commissioning and resolving technical issues
• Working with other engineers and departments to deliver projects to customer requirements
• Following structured engineering, quality and documentation processes

Skills

PLC exposure

Fault-finding

Electrical schematics

CAD drawings

Electrical testing

Tools

CAD software

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Escape is recruiting for a Controls Engineer to join our engineering team near Dunfermline. The role combines controls and electrical engineering with fault-finding, testing and the production of technical documentation in a varied industrial setting.

The successful candidate will work in a small controls team on PLC-based systems, read electrical schematics, support FAT and commissioning, and contribute to ongoing control panel design and documentation.