Senior Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A globally recognized organization is seeking a Senior Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Engineer to oversee projects from concept to commissioning in a hybrid working environment. This role involves leading engineering teams, ensuring compliance with standards, and contributing to project planning. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in product design and development, particularly within compliance-driven industries.

Benefits

Bonus

Life Assurance

Enhanced Pension

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in controls and software in relevant industries.
• Strong experience in compliance-driven industries.
• Knowledge of standards like Low Voltage Directive and Functional Safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and product development teams.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to solve technical issues.
• Accountable for the technical design of assigned product systems.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI programming

Creating technical documentation

Troubleshooting with diagnostic tools

Knowledge of P&ID diagrams

Software configuration control

Education

HND or Degree in relevant technical discipline

Tools

Software development environments

Simulation/test tools

Job description

Job Description

Senior Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Clevedon, North Somerset

Hybrid Working | Up to £52,000 DOE + Bonus, Life Assurance, Enhanced Pension

Full-Time

A Senior Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Engineer is sought by a globally recognised organisation specialising in innovative solutions critical to manufacturing processes. The company is dedicated to environmental sustainability, assisting clients in reducing their environmental impact.

Reporting to the Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Manager, the Senior Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation Engineer will oversee projects from concept to customer commissioning and field trials. This role involves implementing engineering strategies, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring on-time delivery within budget and specifications.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and product development teams, using engineering tools to clarify requirements and deliver cost-effective, standards-compliant products.
• Collaborate with and influence engineering teams to ensure clear work packages, resolve technical issues, and determine optimal solutions.
• Take accountability for the technical design of assigned product systems/subsystems, identifying risks, implementing mitigation actions, and escalating issues when necessary.
• Ensure modularity and standardisation to maximise reuse of engineering efforts.
• Contribute to project planning, prioritise tasks, monitor progress, and mitigate obstacles to meet timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement of controls engineering processes.
• Provide technical content for manuals, build notes, and service instructions, and review content produced by others.

Experience & Skills

• Experience in controls and software within relevant industries.
• HND (or equivalent) or degree in a relevant technical discipline (e.g., electrical, instrumentation, controls, or software).
• Substantial experience in best-practice product design and development for electrical controls and instrumentation in a related engineering industry, including:
• PLC programming (ladder logic, structured text, function blocks, data structures), HMI programming (VB.net or other high-level ), communication protocols (Modbus), creation of technical documentation, and administration of software configuration control tools, version numbering, release processes, and archiving. Understanding of P&ID diagrams, electrical schematics, and PID loops.
• Knowledge of control, communications, and software architectures, PLC hardware selection, software development environments, simulation/test tools, troubleshooting with diagnostic tools, and web development tools (HTML5, JavaScript, ASP).
• Strong experience in compliance-driven industries, such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, with expertise in standards like Low Voltage Directive (EN/UL61010, EN60204), EMC Directive (EN61326-1), Functional Safety (SIL ratings, EN 61508, EN 13849, EN 61511), safety/design review methods (HAZOP, FMEA), semiconductor industry standards (SEMI S2), and risk assessment (Semi S10, EN 12100).

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