Controls & Automation Engineer

CareerWise Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CareerWise Recruitment is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer for our Dublin-based client, a leader in high-precision electro/ mechanical optical assemblies. The role focuses on electrical design, SOP creation, and hands-on tests of control hardware.

You will collaborate with mechanical, software, and optics teams to ensure seamless hardware integration across modules, with emphasis on wiring, assembly, and system verification in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Level 8 Degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in controls, automation, electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
• SolidWorks Electrical: Practical experience using SolidWorks Electrical to produce schematic sets and panel layouts.
• Hands-on wiring, testing, and troubleshooting of electro-mechanical hardware and instrumentation.
• Author, implement and follow SOPs for assembly, testing, and system operation.
• Experience with multi-axis motion control and drive configuration desirable
• Background with PLCs, microcontrollers, or LabVIEW programming preferred
• Exposure to vacuum control systems, temperature monitoring and high-precision sensors desirable

Responsibilities

• Electrical Design & Schematics: Design, update, and manage complete 2D electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring harness drawings using SolidWorks Electrical.
• Documentation & SOPs: Author clear SOPs for hardware assembly, testing, and maintenance; maintain system documentation and BOMs.
• Instrumentation & Assembly: Hands-on wiring, component integration, and bench testing of controls hardware and sensors.
• System Testing & Troubleshooting: Assist in physical system construction, debugging, and electrical fault-finding on complex machinery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with mechanical, software, and optics teams to ensure hardware integration across modules.

Skills

Electrical Design

Schematic Design

Troubleshooting

Instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Electrical

LabVIEW

Job description

A Controls & Automation Engineer is required by CareerWise Recruitment to join our Dublin based client – an award-winning technology company developing very high precision electro/ mechanical optical assemblies. The Controls & Automation Engineer will join their hardware development team

ROLE

• Electrical Design & Schematics: Design, update, and manage complete 2D electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring harness drawings using SolidWorks Electrical.
• Documentation & SOPs: Author clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hardware assembly, testing, and maintenance. Maintain system documentation, wiring pinouts, interconnect diagrams, and Electrical Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Instrumentation & Assembly: Hands-on wiring, component integration, and bench testing of controls hardware and sensors.
• System Testing & Troubleshooting: Assist in physical system construction, experimental setups, debugging, and electrical fault-finding on complex machinery.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with mechanical, software, and optics teams to ensure seamless hardware integration across all machine modules.

REQUIREMENTS

• Level 8 Degree or equivalent in an Engineering discipline
• Minimum 2 years of experience in controls, automation, electrical engineering, or a related discipline.
• SolidWorks Electrical: Practical experience using SolidWorks Electrical (or equivalent electrical CAD packages) to produce schematic sets and panel layouts.
• Hands-on Integration: Proven track record in wiring, testing, and troubleshooting complex electro-mechanical hardware and instrumentation.
• Standard Operating Procedures: Demonstrated ability to author, implement, and consistently follow structured SOPs for assembly, testing, and system operation.
• Experience with multi-axis motion control and drive configuration desirable
• Background with PLCs, microcontrollers, or LabVIEW programming preferred
• Exposure to vacuum control systems, temperature monitoring, and high-precision sensors desirable