Senior Automation Systems Hardware Engineer

In this role, you will be involved in designing, reviewing, and testing safety-related automation hardware for industrial processes, ensuring functional safety and regulatory compliance with both client and industry standards such as IEC standards (IEC 61508, IEC 61511).

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Systems Integration (SI) team, work with a variety of high-profile clients across the energy sector. Delivering bespoke essential automation and control solutions that enable a safer and more efficient operation.

Within SI, we are architecting our clients' digital ecosystems to be inherently safe, cybersecure and operable. Within our teams we integrate client source systems across their IT, Operational Technology (OT) environments, securely pushing OT data into IT systems as a foundation for transformation.

We design and integrate operational technology to achieve business, production, and operational goals., The key objectives for this role are:

• Develop hardware solutions for Safety Instrumented Systems including Fire & Gas (F&G), and Emergency Shutdown (ESD) systems
• Specify, design, review and test safety PLCs, logic solvers, and associated control panel hardware
• Design panel layouts, cable routing, I/O wiring schemes, and power distribution with safety integrity in mind
• Development and selection of wiring typical for field sensors and actuators
• Ensure all designs comply with Client Standards
• Ensure all designs comply with common industry standards such as IEC 61508/61511, IEE wiring regulations, and client specifications
• Interpret and ensure Safety Integrity Level (SIL) requirements met throughout the safety lifecycle
• Work closely with Control & Instrumentation engineers, Functional Safety specialists, and Cybersecurity teams to ensure seamless integration of safety hardware
• Conduct hardware troubleshooting and validation during FAT/SAT, ensuring compliance with safety lifecycle requirements
• Produce and maintain detailed documentation: GA drawings, BOMs, wiring schematics, SIL calculations, test reports, and safety validation records
• Support site surveys, commissioning, and startup activities, ensuring adherence to safety standards throughout

• Proven and demonstrable experience with Safety PLCs (e.g., Siemens PCS7 Safety, HIMA, Triconex Yokogawa Safety manager/Yokogawa SLS etc)
• Familiarity with and a good understanding of Ladder logic
• Familiarity with hardwired and relay-based logic solvers and legacy safety systems
• Knowledge of communication links and protocols (Profibus, Modbus, Ethernet) in safety-critical environments
• Demonstrated understanding of IEC 61508/61511 safety lifecycle and SIL assessment
• TUV certification preferred but not expected

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), plus the potential for one additional 'flex day' per month. Further benefits include a generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy; join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Automation Systems Hardware Engineer with expertise in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). Our Systems Integration (SI) team operate across UK; therefore, the role can be based at any of the following UK offices; Aberdeen, Staines, Reading, Glasgow or Northampton on a hybrid basis. Please note applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check., At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.