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# Software & Controls Engineer

- **Company:** Avanti Recruitment
- **Location:** Somerset, UK
- **Salary:** £40,000.0 - £50,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Control Structures, Tia Portal, HMI Screens, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** September 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/software-controls-engineer/57384026

## About the Role

Strong Siemens PLC programming experience is the key requirement.

You'll ideally also have experience with some of the following:

 * TIA Portal
 * Allen-Bradley / Rockwell
 * HMI development
 * Electrical schematics
 * Drives and servo systems
 * Industrial machinery or automation
 * Machine commissioning
 * Industrial robotics
 * MES / OPC / industrial networking
 * Machinery safety systems, If you're a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer or PLC Engineer with strong Siemens experience and want a role where you can design, program, commission and see your machines operating in the real world, we'd like to hear from you.
Reference: 57384026

## Description

Due to a strong project pipeline, they are looking for a Software & Controls Engineer to join their growing engineering team.

This is an opportunity for an engineer who wants more than purely desk-based PLC programming. You'll take ownership of projects from controls design and software development through to machine testing, commissioning and final customer acceptance.

The Role

Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you'll be responsible for:

 * PLC and HMI programming
 * Electrical control system and schematic design
 * Developing, testing and debugging machine software
 * Drives and servo integration
 * Supporting robotics and vision-system integration
 * Machine safety and control systems
 * FAT and SAT activities
 * Commissioning machinery at partner and customer sites
 * Supporting projects from initial design through to customer acceptance


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