Job summary

Controls Engineer
Design Team
Coventry - Hybrid working
£45000 to £55000
Permanent Position

Key skills required for this role

Controls and Automation, PLC / HMI / SCADA

Important

Controls and Automation, PLC / HMI / SCADA

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Controls Design Engineer to join our design team, based in our Coventry office.

From one-off fixtures to fully automated measurement systems, We meet the simplest or most complicated measurement challenge. We boast a high profile customer base across the various industries across the UK and Europe.
Responsibilities
The Controls Engineer will focus on the design of Control Systems. You will work with our Controls Manager and alongside our Mechanical Design Engineers and Technicians on a daily basis as projects are taken from the initial concept through to testing and then delivery. This will encompass all activities throughout the design process including:

Understanding and interpreting customer requirements
The invention of novel ideas (concepts) to meet customer requirements
Critical appraisal of yours and others designs within the design team to ensure robustness of design
PLC software design using structured text in Siemens TIA Portal
Windows software design in C++
Electrical system design and layout using ePlan electrical software
Support of technicians in the assembly and testing of your designs
Work from documentation to create cables, build electrical units, build and test PC systems and occasionally wire cabinets
Key requirements
You'll hold an HND/degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Have experience writing structured text software for PLC's or C++
Have experience in electrical systems design
Experience of fault finding on electrical systems
Good general engineering understanding and knowledge
An aptitude for problem solving and the ability to develop solutions for complex problems
Effective communicator at both a technical and project level to all stakeholders
Excellent organisation skills and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Have excellent IT skills Desirable requirements
Have experience of industrial networking (Profinet or other protocols)

For more information please contact Kieran Duggan at Matchtech Recruitment on 01489 898162 or apply now to submit your CV