Senior Software & Controls Engineer – Siemens Automation

Avanti Recruitment Limited; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Expenses-paid travel

Job summary

Avanti Recruitment is partnering with a specialist engineering business to recruit a Software & Controls Engineer. You will own controls design, software development, and testing through to commissioning at customer sites, with exposure to PLCs, robotics, and advanced automation.

The role offers a base salary up to £50,000 plus travel and car allowances, a package up to around £60,000, and flexible/hybrid working with UK and international travel.

Qualifications

• Siemens PLC programming experience required.
• Experience with TIA Portal and Rockwell systems encouraged.
• Experience with HMI development and electrical schematics.
• Drives, servo systems and machine commissioning knowledge.
• Industrial robotics and MES/OPC familiarity desirable.
• Willingness to travel UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• PLC and HMI programming.
• Electrical control system and schematic design.
• Developing, testing and debugging machine software.
• Drives and servo integration.
• Supporting robotics and vision-system integration.
• Machine safety and control systems.
• FAT and SAT activities.
• Commissioning machinery at partner and customer sites.
• Supporting projects from initial design through to customer acceptance.

Skills

Siemens PLC programming

TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell

HMI development

Electrical schematics

Drives & servo systems

Industrial robotics

MES / OPC / industrial networking

Machinery safety systems

Tools

TIA Portal

Rockwell Automation

HMI tooling

Job description

Avanti Recruitment is partnering with a specialist engineering business to recruit a Software & Controls Engineer. You will own controls design, software development, and testing through to commissioning at customer sites, with exposure to PLCs, robotics, and advanced automation.

The role offers a base salary up to £50,000 plus travel and car allowances, a package up to around £60,000, and flexible/hybrid working with UK and international travel.