Senior Controls Engineer – Sustaining

Senior Controls Engineer – Sustaining

Bristol | Hybrid Working | Competitive Salary + Benefits

BMR Solutions are working with a global engineering and technology manufacturer to recruit a Senior Controls Engineer – Sustaining to join their established engineering team in Bristol.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Controls Engineer to support the ongoing development, maintenance, and improvement of control and visualisation software used within advanced industrial products. The role offers a mix of software development, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement within a highly collaborative engineering environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Controls Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining control software, producing software specifications, supporting testing and validation activities, and investigating technical and quality issues. You will contribute to software release processes, technical documentation, and the continuous improvement of engineering procedures and development practices.

Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will play a key role in ensuring software solutions meet performance, quality, and reliability requirements while supporting product lifecycle improvements.

About You

We are looking for an experienced controls or software engineer with a strong background in industrial control systems and software development.

Applicants should have:

• HND, Degree, or equivalent qualification in Controls Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience within controls and software engineering.
• Experience developing HMI applications using VB.Net or similar high-level programming languages.
• Experience compiling, testing, and releasing software within a controlled engineering environment.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as Modbus and XML-based systems.
• Experience producing technical documentation and supporting software configuration management.
• Understanding of engineering review and risk assessment methodologies such as HAZOP and FMEA.

Knowledge of industry standards such as SEMI S2 and SEMI S8 would be advantageous.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Opportunity to join a global engineering and technology leader.
• Varied and technically challenging engineering projects.
• Strong focus on career development and continuous learning.
• Comprehensive salary and benefits package.
• Collaborative and supportive engineering environment.

If you are an experienced Controls Engineer looking to join an innovative engineering business where you can make a real impact on product performance and development, we would be keen to hear from you.