Controls Engineer

Company: AES
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Location: Wolverhampton
Job Description:

Electrical Control Systems Engineer

Location: West Midlands (with occasional travel to customer sites)

Salary: Up to 60,000 + 3,000 Bonus + Excellent Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electrical Control Systems Engineer to join a growing engineering and automation company working on advanced industrial machinery and control systems.

This role offers the chance to work on the development, upgrade and commissioning of electro-mechanical systems, combining PLC software development with hands-on machine integration and testing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Development of Siemens PLC and HMI software (TIA Portal / WinCC)
  • Integration of automation systems with LabVIEW front-end interfaces
  • Fault finding and troubleshooting of electro-mechanical machinery
  • Commissioning and testing of new machines
  • Supporting upgrades and improvements to existing systems
  • Occasional travel to UK customer sites for installations and commissioning

Skills & Experience

  • Experience with Siemens PLCs (S7-1500 / S7-1200)
  • Knowledge of HMI development and automation systems
  • Experience with drives such as Siemens G120 / S120 or similar
  • Electrical design experience using EPLAN beneficial
  • Understanding of machinery safety regulations
  • Full UK driving licence

Benefits

  • Up to 60,000
  • 3,000 annual performance bonus
  • 24 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension with matched contributions up to 5%
  • Life assurance

This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic engineering team delivering innovative automation solutions across a range of industries.

Posted: March 25th, 2026