Controls Engineer – Slough – Permanent
The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and supports the control systems that underpin the safe, reliable, and high performance operation of our equipment across global customer applications. The role spans the full lifecycle of controls engineering, from concept and system architecture through implementation, testing, and commissioning, ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and aligned with both customer requirements and internal standards
.Working closely with mechanical, electrical, and applications engineering teams, the Controls Engineer translates process and operational needs into effective PLC, HMI, and automation solutions, while diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues during factory testing and site activities. The role also contributes commercially by improving standardisation, reducing commissioning effort, and feeding insights from customer projects back into product development, investment decisions, and the longer term technology roadma
p.Role / Responsibiliti
- es:Develop and maintain our products using Allen Bradley PLCs and other controllers and associated HMIs by writing well-structured code (including SCL, STL and Ladder log
- ic)Support integration with customer SCADA and control syst
- emsDeliver assigned controls work to project schedu
- lesApply company and industry engineering standards and best practi
- cesSupport factory testing and fault resolut
- ionWork with electrical, mechanical, and applications te
- amsAssist with commissioning and site support when requi
- redDiagnose and resolve control system iss
- uesMaintain clear and accurate software and test documentat
- ionSupport ongoing improvement of standard controls software and soluti
onsSkills/ Experie
- nce:Degree qualified in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experi
- enceSolid experience in controls engineering within an industrial or manufacturing environ
- mentProven ability to develop PLC and HMI software, preferably using Allen Bra
- dleyExperience integrating equipment with SCADA systems and industrial communication protocols such as Mo
- dbusAbility to read and interpret electrical and control schema
- ticsWrite control philosophies & FDS and develops/modifies User-Defined Function Blocks (U
- DFB)Structured, analytical approach to troubleshooting and problem sol
- vingComfortable delivering defined controls tasks independently or within a project
- teamWell organised, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadl
- inesProactive and adaptable, with a practical, hands on atti
- tudeWillingness to support factory testing, commissioning, and occasional site activi
tiesPrefe
- rred:Experience with embedded software or firmware development in C o
- r C++Exposure to automated testing or test to
- olingUnderstanding of process or water treatment systems, includi
- ng UVExperience working in multidisciplinary engineering
- teamsSite experience supporting commissioning or early oper
ationIf this exciting opportunity could be of interest – please let me know ASAP. Interviews can be arranged on short n
otice….