Controls Systems Engineer

Controls Systems Engineer

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Paid Overtime + Bonus

Expected Annual Earnings: Circa £80,000

Travel: Approximately 50% UK and International

Are you an experienced Controls Engineer who enjoys seeing a project through from software development and panel testing to installation, commissioning and ongoing customer support?

This is an opportunity to join an established engineering business that designs and manufactures high-value capital equipment for high-speed manufacturing sectors.

You will work on technically interesting machinery and automation projects, writing and developing control software before supporting testing, installation and commissioning at customer sites across the UK and internationally.

The Role

As a Controls Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for developing, testing and commissioning control systems for bespoke capital equipment.

Your responsibilities will include

• Writing and developing PLC software
• Creating and modifying HMI applications
• Working with Siemens and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell control systems
• Testing control panels and machinery before dispatch
• Supporting machine build, electrical testing and fault-finding
• Commissioning equipment at customer sites
• Diagnosing and resolving controls and automation issues
• Providing on-site technical support during installation and production trials, as well as ongoing technical support to customers
• Working closely with electrical, mechanical and project engineering teams
• Producing and maintaining relevant technical documentation

Approximately 50% of your time will involve travel to customer sites. This will include projects throughout the UK as well as international assignments.

What We Are Looking For

You will need previous experience working as a Controls Engineer, Controls Systems Engineer, PLC Engineer or Automation Engineer within a machinery, automation or capital equipment environment.

You should have experience in

• PLC software development
• HMI development
• Siemens PLC systems
• Allen-Bradley or Rockwell PLC systems
• Control panel and machinery testing
• Fault-finding and problem-solving
• Installation and commissioning
• Supporting equipment and customers on-site

Experience working with high-speed manufacturing, production machinery, special-purpose machinery or automated equipment would be particularly relevant.

You must also be comfortable travelling regularly throughout the UK and internationally.

Salary and Benefits

The company offers

• Basic salary of up to £55,000 per annum
• Paid Overtime & Company Bonus
• Expected annual earnings of approximately £80,000
• Excellent additional employee benefits
• International project experience
• Technically varied automation and machinery projects
• Long-term career development within an established engineering business

About the Company

The company designs and supplies high-value capital equipment to high-speed manufacturing businesses.

Its engineers are involved throughout the complete project lifecycle, from initial design and software development through to testing, installation, commissioning and ongoing customer support.

This role would suit a Controls Systems Engineer who wants a technically varied position, strong earning potential and the opportunity to work on complex machinery projects in the UK and overseas.

Apply now to find out more about the company, its equipment and the projects you would be working on.