Senior Automation Engineer

Polytec Personnel Ltd

Harston, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

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£55,000 – £60,000 pa

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£55,000 – £60,000 pa

Seniority: Senior
Posted: 30 Mar 2026 (Last month)

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£55,000 – £60,000 pa

Seniority: Senior
Posted: 30 Mar 2026 (Last month)

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Location: Cambridge (CB22)

Duration: Permanent

Hours: 8:45am until 5pm (Monday to Friday)

Salary: circa £60,000

Job Reference: 35997

Polytec are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer from an engineering background for our client based in south Cambridgeshire.

Responsibilities:

You will be producing leading edge machinery for a high technology global market.

Requirements:

* Electrical / Physics Degree level qualification, considerable experience in a relevant field may also be considered

* Exposure to test, measurement and PLC programming

* Programming and design experience on PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) and SCADA

* Motion Control and PID Controllers SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems

* Visual basic programming experience

* Experience of Rockwell/Allen Bradley control systems would be beneficial

Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below

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