Overview
What You’ll Do — As an Automation and Control Systems Engineer at Agratas, you will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing and maintaining automation systems and control strategies to optimize manufacturing processes, improve efficiency, and ensure high-quality production of battery cells. This role requires a deep understanding of automation technologies, control systems, and manufacturing processes within the battery industry.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in process automation, PLCs, IPC, VFD, SCADA, HMI, Vision Systems, Robotics, communication protocols, MES, and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) integration. You will manage large-scale automation projects and drive improvements in manufacturing operations.
Responsibilities
- Design, development, implementation and maintenance of automation systems and control strategies for manufacturing processes.
- Optimize manufacturing processes to improve efficiency and ensure high-quality production.
- Apply knowledge of automation technologies and control systems within the battery industry.
- Manage large-scale automation projects and drive continuous improvements in manufacturing operations.
Qualifications
- Experience in Automation & Control Systems engineering within battery or similar high-tech manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience with PLC, SCADA systems, HMI, IPC, DCS, and other control systems in a manufacturing context.
- Knowledge of advanced automation technologies such as robotics, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles), and machine vision systems in manufacturing.
- Proficiency in programming and testing PLCs (Siemens/Omron/Beckhoff/Allen Bradley).
- Knowledge of Industrial Cybersecurity, control network architecture, and communication protocols (Ethernet, Profinet, Profibus, Modbus).
- Experience in project management, coordination, and excellent customer relationship-building skills.
- Experience with Vision Control Systems for quality inspection, process monitoring, and defect detection, including system setup, integration, and optimization.
What You’ll Get
As a new company, our reward scheme is constantly evolving. We offer a competitive benefits package which currently includes private healthcare, car allowance, company bonus, enhanced parental leave policy and a cash allowance to boost your benefits. We are a flexible business committed to promoting work-life balance, partnering with Yulife to provide wellbeing support.
You’ll work in a rapidly scaling-up environment as a subsidiary of the multinational corporation, Tata Sons, to help build the UK’s biggest battery manufacturing facility and contribute to a new organisation.
About Agratas
Agratas is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. We design, develop and manufacture high-quality, high-performance, sustainable batteries for the mobility and energy sectors. We are a scale-up business with a start-up mentality and the backing of a well-established parent company. The UK business headquarters is in the Midlands and we are currently building a battery manufacturing facility in Bridgwater, Somerset.
Team
The Process Engineering team is a dynamic group working across electrode, cell assembly, FA&T (formation, ageing and testing), control and automation, manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing, process safety and logistics engineering. Being a relatively new team, you’ll play a critical part in creating processes and help build large-scale manufacturing lines from the ground up.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Agratas we believe people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. If you have preferences in how your suitability is assessed or require reasonable adjustments, please let the Talent Acquisition team know.
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