Controls Engineer — Siemens/Rockwell, Hybrid + Overtime

Blue Arrow- Engineering; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

Hybrid working

Pension

23 days holiday

Training opportunities

Job summary

Blue Arrow is recruiting a Controls Engineer for the Hinckley/Coventry area to design, develop and commission industrial control systems across UK sites. The role involves Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and Rockwell Studio 5000 PLC software, HMI interfaces and safety-related control software, with occasional travel to customer sites.

You will read electrical drawings, configure VFDs and servo drives, work with Profibus/ProfiNet and other networks, and produce FDS and O&M documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience developing PLC software from first principles in industrial automation or systems integration.
• Strong experience with Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000.
• Experience developing HMI applications and operator interfaces.
• Experience writing, testing and commissioning safety-related control software.
• Experience configuring and commissioning VFDs, servo drives and fieldbus networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control software for Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000-based systems.
• Support legacy systems including Siemens S7 Classic and STL/IL code.
• Write PLC software from first principles for industrial machinery and automation projects.
• Develop HMI software and operator interfaces.
• Write, test and commission safety-related control software.
• Configure and commission VFDs, servo drives, motion systems, fieldbus networks and remote I/O.
• Work with ProfiNet, Profibus, EtherNet/IP and similar protocols.
• Read and interpret electrical drawings, I/O schedules and FDS.
• Fault finding on electrical/control systems with basic testing.
• Produce project documentation (FDS, commissioning records, test docs, O&M manuals).
• Collaborate with project managers, electrical designers, panel builders and commissioning engineers.
• Commission systems on customer sites UK-wide, with occasional overnight stays and weekend work.

Skills

PLC programming

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000

HMI development

Safety software

VFDs / servo drives

Electrical schematics

Driving licence

Travel to customer sites

Job description

Blue Arrow is recruiting a Controls Engineer for the Hinckley/Coventry area to design, develop and commission industrial control systems across UK sites. The role involves Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and Rockwell Studio 5000 PLC software, HMI interfaces and safety-related control software, with occasional travel to customer sites.

You will read electrical drawings, configure VFDs and servo drives, work with Profibus/ProfiNet and other networks, and produce FDS and O&M documentation.