Graduate Controls Engineer: SCADA, PLC & Python Specialist

Reed

Hoddesdon

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Reed in Hoddesdon seeks a Junior Controls Engineer to join our Maintenance team. This role suits a recent graduate seeking hands-on experience with industrial control systems, SCADA development, PLC programming, and cross-disciplinary system integration.

You will help develop and implement SCADA systems via Ignition and Python, create PLC programs, specify sensors, and support defect detection using Python and OpenCV. Strong wiring and PID basics are expected.

Qualifications

Degree in electrical, electronic, mechatronic, control, instrumentation, or software engineering.
Ability to read an electrical drawing and understand control panels.
Comfortable wiring, installing and solving across mechanical, electronic and software systems.
Programming literacy in at least one text-based language (Python, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript).
Basic understanding of a feedback loop and PID controllers.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development and implementation of an industrial SCADA system using Python on Ignition.
Develop new control systems, including PLC programming in Ladder and SCL.
Specify sensors and electrical hardware for machine design improvements.
Develop defect detection systems using OpenCV, Raspberry Pi and Python.
Wire, install, commission and fault-find on machinery across mechanical, electrical and software aspects.
Troubleshoot variable frequency drives (VFDs) and AC motors.