Controls Commissioning Engineer in Beccles, Suffolk

We’re working with an established automation and engineering business that is looking for a Controls Commissioning Engineer. You’ll take bespoke automated equipment from build through customer inspection, commissioning and sign-off. The role mixes workshop-based commissioning with technical troubleshooting, plus occasional travel to customer sites in the UK and overseas.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme, modify and commission control systems, including PLCs, servo drives, robots and specialist controllers.
• Fault-find and adjust electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and control systems on complex automated machinery.
• Modify hardware and software to improve performance and reliability.
• Carry out structured testing to verify performance and identify limitations, recording results and modifications accurately.
• Feed back technical issues and improvement ideas to the engineering team, and take part in design reviews.
• Support installation, commissioning and final sign-off at customer sites.

Skills & Experience

• Experience programming and commissioning PLCs and HMIs, such as Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Festo or Codesys.
• Knowledge of servo drives, VFDs, remote I/O, Ethernet and Profinet.
• An electrical, mechanical or pneumatic engineering background in automation or machinery.
• Confidence reading electrical and pneumatic schematics and engineering drawings.
• Industrial robotics experience, ideally with six-axis robots.
• Strong, methodical fault-finding, testing and documentation, with a safe working approach.
• The ability to work independently and communicate well with colleagues and customers.
• An engineering qualification, vocational training or a recognised apprenticeship.

Benefits & Working Hours

• £45,000–£52,000 base salary, with OTE of £60,000.
• Enhanced overtime rates, with double time on Sundays and an extra allowance for offsite hours.
• Salary reviews linked to development and progression.
• Varied, bespoke automation work with room to develop your commissioning expertise.
• A 39-hour week: Monday to Thursday 7:30am–4:00pm, Friday 7:30am–3:00pm, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch and paid tea breaks.