Senior Control Systems Engineer

adi Automation; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Savings and discounts portal

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee referral bonus of £500

Company Christmas party

Annual employee awards

Long service awards

Free workwear

Job summary

adi Automation, located in Kings Norton, Birmingham, is seeking an experienced Automation Control Systems Engineer to design and implement control systems for automated processes. You will collaborate closely with teams to meet performance and safety requirements.

The ideal candidate will have extensive control systems experience, specifically with PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems. This role offers various benefits including discounts, employee awards, and a supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in control systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems.
• Experience in design, development and programming of control systems from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Client liaison and interpreting clients’ requirements.
• Design and development of control systems and automation project software.
• Ensure projects adhere to budget and schedule.
• Work within a team to deliver hardware/software projects.
• Generate all documentation for software and hardware solutions.

Skills

Control systems engineering

PLC programming

SCADA systems

HMI systems

Industrial Automation

Analytical problem-solving

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens PLC

Job description

Location – Kings Norton, Birmingham

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Automation Control Systems Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing control systems for our automated processes. The engineer will work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure that our automated systems meet performance, reliability, and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Client liaison and interpreting clients’ requirements to provide engineering and costed documented proposals where necessary.
• Design, development and programming of PLC HMI SCADA control systems and industrial automation project software to meet the customers’ objectives.
• Ensuring a project is fit‑for‑purpose and adheres to the project budget and schedule.
• Working within a multiskilled team of electrical design, process safety systems engineering and control software engineers to deliver a turnkey hardware/ software project in sectors such as food, beverage, chemical, marine and materials handling.
• Using your existing experience in Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley or Siemens PLC control software design, and knowledge of HMI / SCADA systems.
• Deliver projects with software process safety systems.
• Generate all required documentation associated with software and hardware solutions.
• Provision of site technical and commissioning services.

About You

• Extensive experience in control systems engineering, with a strong focus on PLC, SCADA, and HMI systems.
• Strong knowledge of Industrial Automation.
• Strong Knowledge of design, development and programming of PLC HMI SCADA control systems from scratch.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

The Benefits

• The adi Pit Stop – savings and discounts portal with Reward Gateway
• Enhanced Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee referral bonus of £500 for every successful new employee
• Company‑wide Christmas party for employees and partners
• Annual employee awards
• Long service awards
• Free workwear

The company

adi Group is fully committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and seeks to ensure that the careers of all employees are determined solely on merit and opportunity and that judgement of employees are free from the effects of bias and prejudice.