Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer – West Yorkshire – Special Purpose Machinery – £55-65k + Bonus

+++ Forward-thinking automation business +++ State-of-the-art facility +++ Full order book +++ Growing company +++

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Senior Controls Engineer to join a growing special purpose machinery and automation business based in West Yorkshire.

The successful Senior Controls Engineer will have strong PLC programming experience gained within special purpose machinery, automation, robotics or a similar OEM environment.

You’ll be joining a well-established engineering team working from a state-of-the-art facility, designing, developing and commissioning bespoke automated machinery for customers in the UK and internationally.

Key aspects of the Senior Controls Engineer role include:

• Design, program and commission PLC and HMI control systems for bespoke machinery and automation projects
• PLC programming using platforms including Allen Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff and/or Schneider
• Development of control architectures, wiring diagrams, system layouts and functional design specifications
• Complex motion control experience would be advantageous
• HMI/SCADA development – experience with FactoryTalk Optix and Siemens Unified would be useful
• FAT and SAT testing and commissioning
• Troubleshooting control system faults, software issues and industrial communication problems
• Knowledge of industrial networks including Ethernet/IP, Profinet and EtherCAT
• Experience of machinery safety systems, including risk assessment, design and validation
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and software engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Robotics experience with ABB, Fanuc or Staubli would be advantageous
• Experience with Cognex or Keyence vision systems would also be useful
• Some UK and international travel to customer sites will be required

An HNC/HND or degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or a related discipline would be beneficial.

The client is keen to bring in a Senior Controls Engineer who will stay with the business for many years and become an important part of the engineering team, so a stable employment history will be viewed positively.

The company offers a competitive benefits package including company bonus, flexible working arrangements, pension, training and development support and wellbeing benefits.

The role is easily commutable from most of West Yorkshire including Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax and Barnsley.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Please apply today for an immediate response.