Senior Controls Software Engineer - Hybrid, Automation

Pertemps Bristol Commercial; Clevedon; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 7.5% annual bonus

Up to 8% employer pension contribution

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Life assurance at 4x basic salary

Health cash plan and wellbeing program

Discounted gym membership

Free parking and subsidised canteen

Job summary

Pertemps Bristol Commercial is seeking a Senior Controls Software Engineer to join the Sustaining team in Clevedon. You will develop and improve control and visualization software for specialist equipment, investigate issues and support software development processes.

The role includes hybrid working between home and office, with a salary around £53,000 plus bonus. You will work with the engineering team on specifications, testing, documentation and releases, contributing to project planning and

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant technical discipline (controls or software engineering).
• At least five years' experience in controls and software in a relevant industry.
• Experience with HMI programming using VB.NET or another high-level language.
• Experience compiling software.
• Knowledge of Modbus and EdCentra XML protocols.
• Experience producing technical documentation.
• Experience managing software configuration control, versioning and releases.

Responsibilities

• Prepare software specifications for control and visualisation systems.
• Develop and maintain control software using high-level languages.
• Follow testing procedures and risk assessments for safe working practices.
• Prepare test documentation and select testing methods.
• Plan workload, monitor progress and report project activity.
• Contribute to planning and continuous improvement of controls processes.
• Investigate software quality issues and support resolution.
• Maintain release and installation documentation.
• Create and review manuals, build notes and service instructions.
• Manage software configuration, versioning, releases and archiving.
• Share knowledge and support engineering colleagues.

Skills

HMI programming

Software testing

Documentation

Project planning

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in controls or software engineering

Tools

VB.NET

Modbus

EdCentra XML

Version control

Job description

Pertemps Bristol Commercial is seeking a Senior Controls Software Engineer to join the Sustaining team in Clevedon. You will develop and improve control and visualization software for specialist equipment, investigate issues and support software development processes.

The role includes hybrid working between home and office, with a salary around £53,000 plus bonus. You will work with the engineering team on specifications, testing, documentation and releases, contributing to project planning and