PLC & Automation Engineer — Hybrid Role

H Squared Talent Ltd; Altrincham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life insurance

Healthcare cashback scheme

Job summary

H Squared Talent Ltd is seeking an experienced engineer for an office-based role in Cheshire, with occasional remote work after the initial period. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test.

You will maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text), and collaborate with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control.

Qualifications

• Engineering background with a degree or equivalent.
• At least 4 years in a similar industrial/PLC role.
• Strong PLC programming experience; CX-Programmer is a bonus.
• Able to read electrical/wiring schematics.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing PLC control systems (ladder/structured text).
• Work with electronics to integrate motor/pump control (signal-level).
• Support Production/Test with fault diagnosis and acceptance testing.
• Read wiring schematics produced by the electronics team.
• Start building familiarity with microcontroller-based control.
• Use Git for version control.

Skills

PLC programming

Reading schematics

Git version control

Embedded/microcontroller basics

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering background (degree or equivalent)

Tools

CX-Programmer

Omron PLCs

Job description

H Squared Talent Ltd is seeking an experienced engineer for an office-based role in Cheshire, with occasional remote work after the initial period. You will report to the Engineering Manager and work alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test.

You will maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text), and collaborate with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control.