Control Engineer

Controls Engineer

Location

Hinckley / Coventry area, with customer-site travel

Working Pattern

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary

£45,000 - £60,000 (depending on skills and experience) plus paid overtime for approved additional hours worked.

The Role

Due to continued business growth and the successful award of significant new projects, we are looking to recruit two experienced Controls Engineers for a well established client.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of industrial automation and machinery projects, taking responsibility for the design, development, testing and commissioning of PLC, HMI and safety software systems.

You will be involved throughout the full project lifecycle, from software development through to site commissioning and customer handover. Customer-site travel will be required during commissioning activities, with flexible or hybrid working available during suitable software development phases.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop control software for Siemens TIA Portal/S7 and/or Rockwell Studio 5000-based systems.

Support legacy systems where required, including Siemens S7 Classic and STL/IL code.

Write PLC software from first principles for industrial machinery and automation projects.

Develop HMI software and operator interfaces.

Write, test and commission safety-related control software in line with project requirements and safety matrices.

Configure and commission VFDs, servo drives, motion systems, fieldbus networks and remote I/O.

Work with industrial communication networks such as ProfiNet, Profibus, EtherNet/IP and similar protocols.

Read and interpret electrical drawings, I/O schedules and functional design specifications.

Carry out electrical and control system fault finding, including basic testing using a multimeter.

Produce and maintain project documentation, including Functional Design Specifications (FDS), commissioning records, test documentation and O&M manuals.

Collaborate with project managers, electrical designers, panel builders, installation teams and commissioning engineers.

Commission systems on customer sites throughout the UK, including occasional overnight stays and weekend work where required.

Essential Requirements

Experience developing PLC software from first principles within an industrial automation, machinery or systems integration environment.

Strong experience using Siemens TIA P...