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Controls & Automation Engineer
- Job Title Controls & Automation Engineer
Location Office Based — between Sheffield and Leeds (M1 corridor)
Employment Type Permanent, Full-Time
- Onsite Requirement Primarily office based; occasional factory and customer site visits (2 to
5 days/month average)
- Department Software / Engineering / Automation
ROLE OVERVIEW
- We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Controls & Automation Engineer to join our
growing engineering team. The successful candidate will play an active role in the development of
new automated machines, working alongside our mechanical and electrical design teams from
- concept through to production-ready systems. They will be responsible for designing, developing,
and commissioning PLC-based control systems and HMI interfaces, and will provide ongoing field support including calibration visits, fault diagnosis, and troubleshooting at customer sites. This is
a technically demanding role requiring broad expertise across motion control, variable frequency
- drives, and software development, combined with a practical hands-on approach to factory
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design, develop, and commission PLC programs for the control of industrial automation
Collaborate with the mechanical and electrical engineering teams in the development of new
- automated machines, from concept through to production-ready control systems.
Create and implement graphical HMI programs to complement and support PLC-based
Select, configure, program and commission servo motor and drive systems for precision
- motion control applications.
Select, configure, program and commission stepper motor and drive systems as appropriate
motors.
production and engineering teams
- Travel to customer sites to carry out equipment start-up, commissioning, and
- perator/maintenance training
schedules, operator manuals and commissioning records
- Provide on-site fault diagnosis and technical troubleshooting support at customer sites when
required.
operation of installed systems
- Work collaboratively with the wider engineering teams throughout the full project lifecycle.
standards
- Participate in occasional overseas commissioning trips as project requirements demand.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Experience & Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of hands-on, industry-based experience writing PLC programs for the automation and control of industrial machinery. Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens.
environment
- Strong knowledge of motion control systems — including the selection, programming, and
commissioning of servo motors and drives.
motor applications
- Experience of carrying out or supporting factory acceptance testing of automated machinery.
Demonstrable experience of equipment commissioning and/or customer training on site.
Proven ability to contribute to the development of new automated machines, working
- collaboratively across engineering disciplines from initial specification through to production
fault diagnosis.
Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to producing work of the highest accuracy
- Willingness and flexibility to visit customer sites for commissioning and training — estimated 2
to 5 days per month on average.
team.
Experience working across multiple PLC platforms and/or HMI manufacturers
- Practical experience with stepper motors and stepper drive systems.
Knowledge of industrial communications protocols (e.g. Profibus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP,
CAD software.
Familiarity with one or more of the following electrical design packages: EPLAN, AutoCAD
Electrical, or Schneider Electric SEE Electrical
- Familiarity with machine safety standards and functional safety (e.g. EN ISO 13849, IEC
.
TRAVEL & SITE WORK
- This role is primarily office based. However, the successful candidate must be willing and able to
travel as part of their duties. Site work is expected to average between two and five days per
month, and will primarily involve
- Factory acceptance testing at our own facility.
predominantly at customer sites local to our premises, typically not requiring overnight stays
- Scheduled calibration visits and performance verification checks at customer sites.
Reactive troubleshooting and fault diagnosis at customer sites when required. Occasional domestic and international travel for commissioning activities at customer sites further afield.
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