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Controls Engineer

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Dy52Yx, DY5 2YX, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£30,000 – £50,000 pa

Salary

£30,000 – £50,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
18 May 2026 (2 weeks ago)
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Control Systems Engineer

  • Location:West Midlands
  • Salary: Competitive Salary DOE
  • Full-Time or Part-Time | Permanent

Control Systems Engineer | Siemens | TIA Portal | PLC Programming | Automation

My client is a growingindustrial automation and control systems business looking to appoint aControl Systems Engineer as part of a major growth phase within the company.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety ofindustrial automation projects involvingSiemens PLCs, HMIs, drives and control systems across manufacturing and industrial environments.

The business is open to speaking with:

  • Early career Controls Engineers
  • Junior Automation Engineers
  • Mid-level Controls Engineers
  • Experienced Senior Control Systems Engineers
  • Full-time and part-time applications are both welcomed.

The Role

As a Control Systems Engineer, you will be involved in:

  • PLC programming and software development
  • Siemens HMI design and configuration
  • Siemens drive/VFD configuration
  • Control system testing and fault finding
  • Automation project delivery
  • Commissioning and customer support activities
  • Supporting industrial automation and control system projects from concept through to completion
  • This role will involve a mixture of office-based engineering work alongside occasional customer site visits.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

  • Previous experience within a Control Systems Engineer, Controls Engineer, PLC Engineer or Automation Engineer role
  • Siemens PLC programming experience
  • Experience using Siemens TIA Portal
  • Experience with:
    • Ladder Logic
    • Structured Text
    • Function Block Design (FBD)
  • Experience with industrial automation systems
  • Fault finding and troubleshooting experience

Highly Desirable:

  • Siemens ET200SP experience
  • Siemens S7-1200 / S7-1500 experience
  • Siemens Unified Comfort HMI experience
  • Siemens G120C drive experience
  • Commissioning experience
  • Industrial instrumentation exposure
  • SCADA experience
  • JAVA exposure

Technologies Used

  • Siemens ET200SP Safety PLCs
  • Siemens S7-1200 / S7-1500
  • Siemens Unified Comfort HMIs
  • Siemens G120C drives
  • Siemens TIA Portal V19+

Exposure to additional automation products would also be beneficial, including:

  • Allen Bradley
  • Schneider Electric
  • Eurotherm
  • Wago
  • Weidmüller

What’s On Offer?

  • Opportunity to join a growing automation business
  • Varied automation and controls projects
  • Flexible working options
  • Long-term progression opportunities
  • Opportunity to grow alongside the business
  • Smaller engineering team with real technical influence
  • Stable pipeline of upcoming projects and investment
  • This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within industrial automation whilst working in a technically focused and growing engineering environment.

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