Controls Software Engineer

Ganymede Solutions; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 69,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions is seeking a PLC Software Contractor to deliver hands-on PLC software work on a live MOD project in North Yorkshire. You will own software development from specification through implementation, using Siemens TIA Portal and integrating digital communications and platform management systems.

This role requires proven Siemens TIA Portal expertise, strong estimation and validation skills, and compliance with defence sector standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in automation systems and PLC programming.
• Ability to estimate effort and validate PLC logic.
• Experience in regulated defence/ MOD environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate PLC software using Siemens TIA Portal from specification to implementation.
• Integrate digital communications and platform management systems as part of project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with standards and support effort estimation across the project.

Skills

Automation systems

Estimating & validation

Security clearance (SC)

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

PLC Software Contractor | Rate: £50.00 - £57.00p/h (Outside IR35) North Yorkshire

Deliver PLC Software for a Live MOD Project

This is a hands-on contract supporting the software delivery phase of a specialist automation and alarm monitoring system, with the architectural design already complete. You'll be working from specification through to implementation, taking ownership of PLC software development, digital communications and platform management system integration. You'll be working closely with a small, focused project team, reporting into the Embedded Software Engineering Manager.

Your responsibilities:

Your day-to-day work will involve developing and validating PLC software using Siemens TIA Portal, working across the full scope from function blocks down to structured text. You'll need a strong understanding of automation systems, taking designs from specification through to implementation, and will play a key role in validating logic and estimating effort accurately across the project. You'll also need to work within defined standards and compliance requirements relevant to the sector, and will be integrating digital communications and platform management systems as part of the wider project delivery.

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role, you'll need proven experience as a Siemens TIA Portal expert, with a strong understanding of automation systems and the ability to work confidently from specification through to implementation. You should be comfortable working to defined standards and compliance requirements, with good estimating and validation skills. Experience within Defence, MOD or other regulated industrial environments would be a strong advantage. You'll need to be eligible to work on UK Defence projects and hold the required security clearance (SC).

Why Apply?

This is a genuine opportunity to deliver hands-on PLC software work on a fascinating, high-integrity project, for a well-established business with a strong reputation in precision sensing technology. You'll be working in a fully office-based, close-knit team environment, with real ownership over the software delivery phase of the project.

Ganymede is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.