Controls Engineer

Company: Edwards Ltd
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Location: Folly Gate
Job Description:

Overview

As a Controls Engineer, your mission is to write control and visualisation software for products developed by the Clevedon PC in accordance with the functional software specification. You will follow the software development procedures, including the creation of design and test documentation. You will report to the Lead Controls Engineer and understand and use software requirement specifications prepared by others.

Responsibilities

  • Review specifications created by others and provide feedback where necessary.
  • Work safely following agreed test procedures and risk assessments.
  • Contribute to the preparation of test documents.
  • Plan own short‑term (day‑to‑day) actions and report on progress.
  • Contribute software plans in the overall project planning process.
  • Create supporting documentation for software release and installation.
  • Provide technical content for manuals, build notes and service instructions.

Qualifications

  • HND (or equivalent) or degree in a relevant technical discipline, preferably in a controls or software discipline (Essential)
  • 3 years working in controls and software within relevant industries (Desirable)
  • Good level of spoken and written English (Essential)
  • Occasional customer site visits may be necessary as part of this role (Essential)
  • PLC programming – ladder logic, structured text, function blocks, data structures (Essential)
  • HMI programming using VB.net or other high‑level languages (Essential)
  • Communications protocols – Modbus TCP, Ether‑Cat (Desirable)
  • Administration of software configuration control tools, version numbering, release process and archiving (Essential)
  • Understanding of P&I diagrams and electrical schematics (Essential)

Company

Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value‑added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells, and for a wide range of industrial processes including power, glass, metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and scientific instrument R&D. Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide and state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.

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Posted: July 4th, 2026