Innovation Controls Engineer – Prototyping & Launch

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc.; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer, Innovation, in Doncaster to develop, prove, and scale controls solutions for BW Packaging. You will blend hands-on engineering with creative problem-solving across PLCs, HMIs, motion, vision, and safety systems.

You will work with cross-functional teams to turn unmet needs into testable concepts, prototypes, and scalable products, travelling up to 25% and delivering robust, safe solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field and 5+ years designing, programming, integrating, testing, or commissioning industrial automation and controls.
• Strong PLC and HMI development experience across complex systems.
• Hands-on experience with servo motion, VFDs, sensors, industrial networks, and machine-safety technologies.
• Ability to read, create, and update electrical schematics, panel layouts, and BOMs using AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or similar tools.
• Experience supporting automated equipment through debug, FAT, installation, start-up, commissioning, and SAT.
• Talent for translating customer challenges into technical requirements, experiments, and practical concepts.
• Clear communication, sound judgement, and adaptability as requirements evolve.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, and test controls for industrial automation and packaging equipment.
• Integrate primary machinery with third-party systems and optimise sequences and cycle times.
• Apply machine-safety requirements and configure controllers, guarding interfaces, light curtains, and interlocks.
• Support debug, FAT, installation, SAT, and start-up; iterate until robust performance is achieved.
• Transfer technology to reusable architectures, software modules, and implementation guides.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering Operations to deploy pilots and first installations.

Skills

PLC development

HMI development

Servo motion

VFDs

Sensors

Industrial networks

Machine-safety technologies

Electrical schematics

Panel layouts

Bills of materials

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation/Controls, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer, Innovation, in Doncaster to develop, prove, and scale controls solutions for BW Packaging. You will blend hands-on engineering with creative problem-solving across PLCs, HMIs, motion, vision, and safety systems.

You will work with cross-functional teams to turn unmet needs into testable concepts, prototypes, and scalable products, travelling up to 25% and delivering robust, safe solutions.