Systems Engineer

Zenovo; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenovo is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its growing engineering team in South Yorkshire. You will contribute across the full system lifecycle, designing and developing data acquisition, control, and automation systems, and delivering projects from concept to commissioning.

The role requires an engineering degree and experience with industrial control or measurement systems, plus strong problem-solving and customer-facing communication. UK travel ~50% is expected.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in a relevant field (Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronics, CS, Mechanical).
• Experience developing industrial control, automation, or measurement systems.
• Experience capturing technical requirements and producing engineering documentation.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving across hardware and software.
• Excellent communication with customers and traveling to sites across the UK (driving licence required).

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects across the full system lifecycle from requirements to commissioning.
• Design and develop data acquisition, control, and automation systems.
• Program control and data acquisition applications.
• Develop GUIs for system interfaces.
• Select instrumentation and measurement hardware to meet specs.
• Install and commission systems at UK sites.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues.
• Prepare specs, test plans, and user manuals.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, and mechanical engineers on integrated solutions.
• Support customers in meetings, demonstrations, and proposals.
• Contribute to system architecture, planning, and project delivery.

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Customer communication

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics/CS/Mechanical)

Tools

Siemens/Allen-Bradley PLCs

NI hardware (DAQ/CompactRIO/PXI)

LabVIEW

EPLAN / CAD wiring diagrams

Job description

Job Title: Systems Engineer

Location: South Yorkshire (UK wide travel)

Salary: Up to £50k (DOE)

We're partnering with a growing specialist engineering company that designs and delivers bespoke technology solutions for customers across a range of highly regulated sectors.

Due to continued growth, they're looking to recruit a Systems Engineer or Senior Systems Engineer to join their collaborative engineering team. You'll work on varied, technically challenging projects from concept through to commissioning, developing integrated hardware and software solutions for complex engineering applications.

About the Role

• Deliver engineering projects across the full system lifecycle, from requirements capture through to commissioning.
• Design and develop data acquisition, control, and automation systems.
• Program efficient control and data acquisition applications.
• Develop intuitive graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
• Select instrumentation and measurement hardware to meet customer specifications.
• Install and commission systems at customer sites across the UK.
• Troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues.
• Produce technical documentation including specifications, test plans, and user manuals.
• Work closely with electrical, software, and mechanical engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Support customer meetings, technical presentations, demonstrations, and proposal development.
• Contribute to system architecture, technical planning, and project delivery.

About You

• Degree qualified in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing industrial control, automation, or measurement systems.
• Knowledge of instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Experience capturing technical requirements and producing engineering documentation.
• Strong fault‑finding and problem‑solving skills across hardware and software systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with customers.
• Comfortable managing multiple technical priorities in a collaborative environment.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites across the UK (approximately 50%).

Desirable Skills

• Experience with PLC platforms such as Siemens or Allen‑Bradley.
• National Instruments (NI) hardware, including DAQ, CompactRIO or PXI.
• LabVIEW, LabVIEW FPGA or LabVIEW Real‑Time.
• Programming experience in Python, C, C++, or Java.
• Object‑oriented software development.
• Control panel or instrumentation experience.
• Experience producing system‑level electrical diagrams using EPLAN or similar CAD software.
• NI certifications (CLD, CLA, CTD, CTA, CLED).

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

If interested, please send over an updated CV.