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Control Systems Engineer

Job Posted: 5 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Lincolnshire

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer

£50-70k + BUPA, Life Assurance, Hybrid, Flexible Working

Lincolnshire. Ref: 25593

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Principal/Senior Controls Engineer to join a specialist engineering business with decades of expertise delivering advanced control systems. 

Working on technically challenging projects from tender through to commissioning, you'll take a leading role in the design, development and delivery of bespoke Rockwell PLC-based control systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and supporting the continued evolution of innovative control technologies.

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer – The Role:

Lead the design, development and implementation of PLC-based control systems
Produce functional design specifications, software architectures, hardware designs, networking documentation and interface specifications
Develop, test and validate control system software, ensuring solutions meet customer, safety and quality requirements
Support projects throughout the full life cycle, from tendering and detailed design through to FAT, SAT, commissioning and customer handover
Provide technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, project delivery and commissioning activities
Work closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality control system solutions
Support Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, installation, commissioning and post-project technical support
Contribute to continuous improvement, technical standards and the development of future control system products
Provide technical support to business development activities, customer meetings and project bids
Principal/Senior Controls Engineer – Requirements:

Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Control, Instrumentation or Automation Engineering
Minimum 5 years' experience developing PLC-based industrial control systems
Experience designing hardware and software for gas turbine control or fuel systems
Strong knowledge of PLC programming, control system architecture and industrial networking
Previous commissioning and site installation experience
Experience producing technical documentation including Functional Design Specifications, FAT/SAT documentation and test procedures
Excellent fault-finding, analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills with the ability to work closely with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams
Technical leadership experience and a passion for mentoring engineers would be advantageous
Offshore Safety Survival Certificate would be beneficial
Interested?

Located in Lincolnshire, this role would be commutable from Newark, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Grantham, Scunthorpe, Retford and surrounding areas.

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For further information please contact Sharon Hill

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