Control System Engineer

Swindon
1 week ago
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for Control Systems Engineers to join a team based in Wiltshire. They specialise in delivering full turnkey assembly lines for the global Automotive market with wealth of experience and expertise. With a knowledgeable team and a commitment to utilising the newest technologies in simulation and virtual commissioning, they support one of the main Automotive manufacturers in their pursuit of manufacturing excellence.

Control Systems Engineer

£35,000 - £55,000 + Annual Bonus, 6% company pension, 27 days holiday

Opportunity available for Senior Engineers to £65k

Continuous & planned personal development.

Home Counties based. Ref: 22905

Control Engineer – The Role:

  • Design, deliver & validate complex equipment or processes

  • Electrical controls/concept design including functional design specification, safety requirements specification, cause & effect matrix, safety block diagram

  • Software design including the specification & production of software/configuration deliverables for e.g. PLC/HMI/Drives/3rd party equipment

  • Combining strong technical skills with a logical problem-solving approach to deliver smart, creative, best-value solutions

  • Maintenance of the technical construction file

  • Commissioning, FAT and SAT at customer facilities

  • Apply industry standards and best practice

    Control Systems Engineer – The Person:

  • Degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering/Mechatronics or minimum 2 years’ experience

  • Good understanding of control system design and implementation principles

  • Electrical engineering/controls hardware concept design, not just PLC software

  • Experience of PLC programming, HMI design is a must

  • Knowledge of Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron PLCs & Proface HMIs preferable

  • Experience with AutoCAD Electrical/EPlan

  • Knowledge of robot programming desirable

  • Knowledge of NEC standards desirable

    Role requires a high level of flexibility as, depending on the project, work may be in the office or at customer sites. You should expect to spend 30-40% of your time on site completing commissioning work. Current projects are based in Ohio, Sunderland and Bicester

    Located in Home Counties, this role would be commutable from within and around Oxford, Swindon, Reading, High Wycombe & Thame

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