Graduate Mechatronics Engineer — PLC, R&D & Hands-On

Oliver Valves; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (£27k-£32k) + Disre

Comprehensive Medical Cash Plan (Dent

Company pension with 4% employer contr

Career development in multi-award-winn

Long service awards

Increased annual leave with service

Employee Assistance Programme

Monday to Friday (8:30 am - 5:00 pm) -

Job summary

Oliver Valves in Knutsford is seeking a Graduate Mechatronics Engineer to support the development, integration and continuous improvement of automated R&D and production systems. This hybrid role combines hands-on engineering with PLC/software development, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation work.

You will take ownership of engineering problems from investigation through to implementation, commissioning and documentation, with a strong focus on understanding existing equipment,

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Mechatronics or related engineering.
• Hands-on engineering experience from employment, placements, university projects or similar.
• Hands-on experience wiring, commissioning, repairing or modifying equipment.
• Experience with PLC or industrial automation, including writing/modifying control logic.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs; basic sensors/instrumentation knowledge.
• Proactive problem solver; able to investigate and verify solutions independently.
• Clear communication; safety conscious and quick to learn unfamiliar systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, fault-find and commission PLC-based automation systems.
• Support test rigs, control panels, instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Assemble, wire, modify and fault-find equipment from schematics and diagrams.
• Develop Python, Linux and browser-based HMI solutions; work with EtherCAT, Modbus, OPC UA.
• Investigate issues, understand existing systems, test and verify improvements.
• Source components, maintain configuration control, assist commissioning across R&D and production.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical wiring

System fault finding

Python

Linux

HMI development

Independent problem solving

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or related engineering

Tools

Beckhoff I/O

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

CODESYS

Job description

Oliver Valves in Knutsford is seeking a Graduate Mechatronics Engineer to support the development, integration and continuous improvement of automated R&D and production systems. This hybrid role combines hands-on engineering with PLC/software development, electrical, mechanical and instrumentation work.

You will take ownership of engineering problems from investigation through to implementation, commissioning and documentation, with a strong focus on understanding existing equipment,