Controls Engineer - PLC & Safety Software for Machinery

Proactive Global; Hinckley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

23 days holiday + bank holidays

37.5-hour working week

Workplace pension

Training and development opportunities

Flexible or hybrid working

Job summary

Proactive Global is seeking a highly skilled Controls Engineer to design, develop, test and commission PLC/HMI and safety software for industrial machinery. You will handle projects from software design through to customer handover, working with Siemens S7/TIA Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000.

The role includes site commissioning and occasional travel within the UK. The successful candidate will bring 5+ years of PLC experience, strong documentation skills and a driving licence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience writing PLC software from first principles within an industrial automation or machinery environment.
• Strong experience with Siemens S7 / TIA Portal and/or Rockwell Studio 5000.
• Experience writing, testing and commissioning safety-related control software.
• Experience configuring and commissioning VFDs, fieldbus networks and industrial control hardware.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and translate them into working control software.
• Practical fault-finding during build, test and site commissioning.
• Experience producing clear technical documentation, including FDS and O&M information.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office for documentation and communication.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills in English, as the role involves regular communication with UK-based customers and project teams.
• Full valid driving licence for use in the UK, as customer-site travel will be required.
• Existing right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control software for Siemens SIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000-based systems.
• Support legacy systems where required, including Siemens S7 Classic and STL/IL code.
• Write PLC software from first principles for industrial machinery and automation projects.
• Develop and test safety software, and validate it against the safety matrix and project requirements.
• Configure and commission VFDs, servo drives, motion systems, fieldbus networks and remote I/O.
• Work with industrial communication networks such as ProfiNet, Profibus, EtherNet/IP or similar protocols.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, I/O schedules and functional design specifications.
• Carry out electrical and control-system fault finding, including basic checks using a multimeter.
• Create and maintain project documentation such as FDS, test documentation, commissioning notes and O&M information.
• Work closely with project managers, electrical designers, panel build, installation and commissioning teams.
• Commission systems on customer sites, including occasional weekend work and overnight stays where required by the project.

Skills

Siemens S7 / TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000

PLC programming

Safety software

Electrical drawings

Fault finding

Documentation

English communication

Driving license

UK work rights

Tools

EPLAN Electric P8

Microsoft Office

Job description

Proactive Global is seeking a highly skilled Controls Engineer to design, develop, test and commission PLC/HMI and safety software for industrial machinery. You will handle projects from software design through to customer handover, working with Siemens S7/TIA Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000.

The role includes site commissioning and occasional travel within the UK. The successful candidate will bring 5+ years of PLC experience, strong documentation skills and a driving licence.