Senior Automation Engineer – MES & Digital Manufacturing

Wynne Consulting; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive starting salary

Year-on-year bonuses

Paid Overtime

Pension with employer contribution

Health Insurance

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Flexible Working

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for a highly skilled Automation Engineer to support digital manufacturing and automation projects. This full-time position is based in Chesterfield and requires 7+ years of experience in automation engineering, particularly in validated systems. The role involves leading design and integration activities, liaising with customers, and mentoring junior engineers. Competitive salary and excellent benefits such as health insurance and flexible working are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project life cycle experience in automation engineering.
• Experience working with validated automation systems.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation and wiring is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in digital manufacturing/automation projects.
• Work with a team delivering projects to customer sites.
• Liaise with customers to gather project requirements.
• Develop engineering design documents and test plans.
• Provide technical support to various departments.
• Co-ordinate and support project commissioning activities.
• Mentor and train junior engineers.

Skills

Control networks and communications systems (Profibus, Modbus, DeviceNet)

Problem solving and diagnostic skills

Teamwork

Customer service skills

Self-learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/ Instrumentation/ Information Systems or related field

Job description

A leading engineering consultancy is looking for a highly skilled Automation Engineer to support digital manufacturing and automation projects. This full-time position is based in Chesterfield and requires 7+ years of experience in automation engineering, particularly in validated systems. The role involves leading design and integration activities, liaising with customers, and mentoring junior engineers. Competitive salary and excellent benefits such as health insurance and flexible working are offered.