Lead Controls & Automation Engineer

GE Vernova, Inc.; Kilsby; Sur place; GBP 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible work arrangements

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits

10% Employer Pension Contribution

Income protection

Private Health Insurance

Life Assurance

26 days vacation + bank holidays

Résumé du poste

GE Vernova, Inc. is seeking a Lead Controls and Automation Engineer to deliver high‑reliability control systems for Marine, Offshore and Naval projects.

You will lead a multi‑disciplinary team, design, implement and test solutions to meet classification society requirements, and provide technical interface to customers and suppliers. The role focuses on PLC architecture, HMI, networking, IEC 61131-3 languages, FAT, and commissioning with occasional vessel visits.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience designing and integrating control & automation project solutions.
• Good understanding of PLC programming.
• Knowledge of industrial protocols such as Modbus, OPC-UA, Profibus, Profinet.

Responsabilités

• Deliver control system projects for Marine, Offshore and Naval applications from design to FAT.
• Provide technical interface to customers, classification societies, and suppliers.
• Produce design, installation and test documentation, maintaining it through the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Drawing Office to generate wiring diagrams and interface schedules.
• Perform functional design of HMI, PLC architecture, networks, and communications interfaces.
• Write PLC software using IEC 61131-3 languages (LD, FBD, ST, IL, SFC).
• Plan and progress design and test activities to meet delivery dates.
• Support commissioning and sea-trials, including on-site visits when required.

Connaissances

PLC programming

Industrial communication protocols

Control system integration

Electrical/ Electronics engineering

Formation

Electrical, Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering degree

Description du poste

As a Lead Controls and Automation Engineer , you will be responsible for delivering control system projects primarily for Marine, Offshore and Naval applications. This technical role entails working with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to design, implement and test our Controls & Automation Systems solutions to meet both customer and marine classification society requirements. In this role you will focus on:

• Supporting the engineering activities during the production of control systems from the receipt of an order to handing over to the customer after commissioning and testing on the vessel at sea.
• Providing a technical interface to customers, classification societies, and suppliers.
• Producing design, installation, and test documentation; maintaining this documentation throughout the project cycle.
• Working with the Drawing Office to produce equipment drawings, electrical wiring diagrams, cable interconnection drawings, and interface schedules.
• Performing the functional design of HMI, PLC Architecture, Networks, and Communications Interfaces using standard hardware and software components.
• Writing PLC software using IEC 61131-3 programming languages e.g., Ladder diagram (LD), Function block diagram (FBD), Structured text (ST), Instruction list (IL), and Sequential function chart (SFC).
• Designing, tagging, and testing control system mimics using HMI SCADA packages.
• Planning and progressing design and test activities to meet the required delivery dates.
• Managing change during the project lifecycle using appropriate change management processes.
• Performing factory testing of control systems leading to a formal Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with customer and classification society.
• Supporting the commissioning and sea‑trials phase of the project; normally from the office but with the possibility of visiting the vessel.
• Providing technical advice and assistance to the sales, commissioning, and service teams.

We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:

• A relevant degree in Electrical, Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering (or equivalent), or significant relevant experience gained in a professional engineering environment.
• Previous experience of designing and integrating control & automation project solutions.
• Good understanding of programming PLCs
• Knowledge of Industrial communication protocols e.g. Modbus (RTU/TCP IP), OPC-UA, Profibus, Profinet etc.
• Unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

What will make you stand out:

• Experience in integration of control systems.
• Chartered Engineer status or working towards achieving it.
• Knowledge/awareness of Operational Technology (OT) cyber security.
• Basic Knowledge of Functional Safety as per IEC 61508.
• Willingness to travel and to spend periods of time on commissioning activities domestically and overseas. This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levels here.

Challenging and exciting world-first projects.

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Competitive salary.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits include: 10% Employer Pension Contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays.
• Flexible Working at GE Vernova We know that life doesn't fit into a one‑size‑fits‑all schedule. That's why we support flexible working, adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world‑first projects.