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Control Systems & Automation Engineer

Job Posted: 19 days ago

Salary: £ 35,000 - 45,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: WA14, Bowdon, Trafford

Expire in: 9 days

Job Description

Pension, Life insurance, Healthcare cashback scheme

  * Office-based, Cheshire, with occasional remote working once established

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test
Are you an experienced PLC engineer looking to broaden into microcontroller-based control systems? This is a chance to join a small, close-knit engineering team supporting and developing control systems for bespoke scientific/lab equipment, with real variety across production support, R&D, and new product development.

The Role
Every system is built to order, so no two control systems are quite the same. You'll split your time between supporting existing PLC-controlled production systems and helping shape the next generation, which combines an external software platform with in-house PLC and (eventually) microcontroller-based control. You'll:

  * Maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text) and HMI interfaces

  * Work with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control (signal-level, not circuit design)

  * Support Production/Test with fault diagnosis and acceptance testing

  * Read wiring schematics (produced by the electronics team)

  * Start building familiarity with microcontroller-based control for future product development

  * Use Git for version control

About You

  * Engineering background (degree, apprenticeship, HNC or HND)

  * At least 4 years in a similar role, ideally industrial/PLC background

  * Strong PLC programming experience (ladder logic/structured text); CX-Programmer experience a bonus

  * Comfortable reading electrical/wiring schematics

Curious and keen to learn: open to picking up microcontroller and embedded systems knowledge over time

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