Wed like to talk to Engineers experienced in Automation, Software or Systems Engineering, regarding an exciting opportunity to join a growing company thats been providing world-leading automation and innovative solutions globally for more than 30 years.
Working as a Systems Engineer, youll be joining and collaborating with a global team within the company and technical partners worldwide. Youll be client focused, delivering systems in a timely manner to a quality that you and the company are proud of.
The firm uses an industry standard architecture of PLC with HMI & SCADA systems to deliver their automation machines. You will also undertake control system design with a mix of the vee model and agile methods, using the best of both to deliver cutting edge systems.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Develop and integrate the following as a class owner or domain expert: Rich and intuitive user interfaces | Software drivers | Functional software | Communications Interfaces | Robot control | Vision systems | Artificial intelligence systems | Industry 4.0 systems | Safety Related Systems
2. Contribute to: Design standard compliance | Technical construction file | Off and on-site customer support
3. Work with: Electrical and mechanical teams integrating all disciplines into the design | Production engineers to ensure products are designed for manufacture
4. Prepare and/or present: Technical reports and documentation | Control system designs for review
5. Develop engineering specifications from customer requirements
6. Design software and systems to specification, cost and time targets
7. Software/System problem solving in both legacy and new special purpose machines
8. Carry out unit, regression and integration testing at all phases of development
9. Draft operating, instruction and maintenance manuals
10. Highlight all system technical risks to senior engineers and project managers
11. Carrying out design change requests
12. Report progress of all projects to Engineering Management and Project Management teams
13. Produce demonstration systems with company software
14. Develop prototypes and proofs of concept with our strategic partners
Desired Qualifications, Experience & Attributes
15. Demonstrable experience working in the Automation, Software or Systems Engineering field with focus on a good selection of the following areas: Robot programming and commissioning | PLC | Safety related systems development | Vision systems such as Keyence, Cognex and Omron | HMI and SCADA systems | Digital Twin / Virtual Commissioning platforms and processes
16. Experience with GIT (Currently use BitBucket) software version control
17. Experience using Jira/Trello or an equivalent system
18. Ability to write clear and comprehensive technical documentation
19. Highly analytical mind, with exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
20. Ability to create highly creative and innovative solutions to our clients problems
21. Ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical people in a visually and verbally
22. Ability to use hand tools and diagnostic equipment
23. A minimum of BTEC Level 4/5, HND/HNC in a relevant field to Automation/Special purpose machines and/or Software/System design
24. Aspiration, or eligibility, to register at Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with a recognised Engineering institution
Desirable experience & Abilities
25. The ideal candidate will have a background in controls and automation engineering with a leaning or desire towards working with special purpose manufacturing/test machines varying in complexity and technology from legacy systems to the cutting edge
26. You should be comfortable with working with all stakeholders in a project, particularly with the client in both on and off site locations in the UK and around the world
27. Electrical design within the domain of special purpose machines
28. Coding in C#, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic.NET
29. Ability to use Microsoft Visual Studio ( onwards) where Coding is a skill
30. Understanding of Vision, Robot, production line testing, Programmable Logic Controllers and other automation technology is desirable