Electrical Software Commissioning Engineer

CV Technical; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Rochdale is seeking an Electrical Software Commissioning Engineer. The role involves on-site commissioning of control systems, staff training, and project management. Candidates should have strong PLC and HMI programming skills, with electrical qualifications preferred. Competitive salary and benefits package are offered, with potential earnings up to £70K.

Benefits

Training and development

Progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to program PLCs and HMIs from scratch.
• Experience with automation and control systems.
• Strong understanding of electrical control systems.

Responsibilities

• Commission software for control systems on-site.
• Train staff on PLC/HMI/SCADA systems.
• Assist with customer demonstrations and trials.
• Write control specification documents.
• Integrate PLC systems with office applications.

Skills

PLC programming

Software design and development

HMI design

Electrical schematics interpretation

Project management

Education

Electrical Qualifications

Industrial Experience

Tools

Beijer HMIs

Mitsubishi PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Allen Bradley PLCs

Omron PLCs

Job description

Overview

Electrical Software Commissioning Engineer – ROCHDALE. Days (Site and service, Overnight stays as and when). Salary £48,000 – £51,000 + Overtime (roughly £20,000 per year) – OTE: Up to £70K.

This role is for a motivated Electrical Software Commissioning Engineer to join a market-leading manufacturing company. Reporting directly to the engineering manager, you will be a key member in ensuring the production facility is kept running. You will be involved in all aspects of planned and reactive maintenance within the operation. The company offers progression, training and development, and a supportive team of engineers.

Role Description

• Some internal assistance & training of staff across departments in PLC/HMI/SCADA Systems.
• Onsite final commissioning of software, working alone and with other commissioning team members. Final commissioning of software written by in-house software engineers.
• Assisting with on-site customer demonstrations and trials.
• Project pre-order research and estimating by organising/attending meetings with customers and internal departments.
• Writing of control specification documents, such as testing schedules and operator manuals.
• Completion of required paperwork for each project/task that has been undertaken.
• Reading and understanding of electrical schematics and piping and instrumentation diagrams.
• Hardware integration - building & testing above hardware and inter-device/HMI communications.
• Software design & development for control systems including but not limited to - PLCs, field devices, HMIs. Typically having the ability to program from scratch on Beijer HMIs, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Allen Bradley and Omron PLCs, HMIs and drives.
• Optimisation of existing software and HMI design through the correct channels and processes.
• Assisting with software design & development for recipe management and production reports such as integrating PLC systems with office based applications.
• Modification of existing systems on previous project.

Qualifications

• Electrical Qualifications Desirable
• Industrial Experience

What We Offer

In return for your commitment my client offers a stable and secure career for a technically motivated engineer. If you feel this is of interest please send your CV directly to Jordan Pannell at or call for a confidential discussion on (phone number removed).