Controls Engineer - Automation & Systems Integration

SC Engineering
Liverpool, UK
12 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
£65,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Health Information Management Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Network Configuration and Change Management Rslogix Systems Integration Tia Portal Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment

Job description

We are recruiting for a growing systems integrator delivering automation, robotics and control system projects for major industrial customers across the North West and wider UK., * PLC software development, modification and testing

  • Fault finding and troubleshooting on live production systems
  • HMI and SCADA development
  • Diagnosing PLC I/O, sensors, drives and instrumentation
  • Electrical and control system fault finding
  • FAT, site installation and commissioning
  • Industrial network configuration and troubleshooting
  • Upgrading and modifying existing control systems
  • Root cause analysis and production optimisation
  • Customer technical support

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced Controls Engineer with a strong background in PLC controls, fault finding, maintenance and commissioning.

You don’t need experience with every PLC platform, but you must have strong practical knowledge of at least one major controls system such as Siemens, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron or Schneider., Ideally, you will have 5+ years’ relevant industrial engineering experience, including significant experience within controls, automation, electrical maintenance or commissioning.

You should be confident working with at least one of the following:

  • Siemens - STEP 7 / TIA Portal
  • Rockwell / Allen-Bradley - RSLogix / Studio 5000
  • Mitsubishi - GX Works
  • Omron - Sysmac Studio / CX-One
  • Schneider or similar industrial control platforms

Strong fault-finding ability is essential. You should be comfortable working across PLCs, HMIs, electrical control systems, drives, sensors, safety circuits, industrial networks and instrumentation.

Benefits & conditions

  • Up to £65,000 basic salary
  • Approx. £5,200 additional annual on-call retainer
  • Approx. £70,000+ annual earnings before additional call-out payments
  • Additional payment for engineering work undertaken during call-outs
  • Company laptop, software licences and engineering equipment provided

During on-call weeks, engineers are expected to respond to initial customer calls within 90 minutes, be available for remote support within 4 hours where required, and attend site within 24 hours where remote resolution is not possible.

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