Development Engineer ( Electrical )
Leeds
£ 40000 - 50000/annum
Development Engineer (Electrical)
Leeds
PERMANENT
£40k - £50k
Our client, a large manufacturing business based in the Leeds area, have an immediate requirement to recruit a Development Engineer.
Job Objective
Hands on Electrical Engineer building, developing and commissioning production machinery
Main Duties
* Electrical building of machines including all wiring, control panels, PLC set-up and programming
* Commissioning of production machines – both internal and external, including occasionally oversees
* Working with, modifying, and installing machine automation (Allen Bradley, Schneider, Keyence etc.)
* Developing and improving existing machinery
* Fault diagnosing and finding solutions to a wide range of electrical problems
* Specifying and sourcing of electrical components required for builds
* Working closely with the design and mechanical teams, sharing ideas and concepts
* Support production/maintenance engineers when required
* Develop engineering improvements and systems in line with the company’s objectives
Key Skills
* An Electrical Engineering background (ideally apprentice trained) with a minimum of 5 years’ experience
* Experience building/fixing/running production machinery
* Understand, writing and modify PLC ladder logic (Allen Bradley)
* Competent at reading electrical schematic drawings
* Basic mechanical skills would be advantageous
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