Junior PLC / SCADA Software Engineer – Staffordshire – Permanent - £35-40k – hybrid working, 30 days holiday, bonus scheme & private healthcare cover
Samuel Frank is recruiting a junior level PLC / SCADA Software Engineer for a Staffordshire based specialist engineering business. The Software Engineer position will suit a graduate with 2-3 years commercial / relevant experience.
You’ll need to be a British passport holder (and not hold dual nationality) and have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years as you’ll be put through security clearance.
Key aspects of the Junior PLC / SCADA Software Engineer position include;
* System requirements specification and analysis, software design and implementation
* Preparation of test plans
* Supporting the implementation and test of PLC / SCADA systems, preferably Siemens TIA Portal & WinCC (if you don't have Siemens experience, they're open to cross training someone to use Siemens PLCs)
* Some experience in the design and implementation of complex, medium to large sized industrial automation systems
* Technical software design documentation (full lifecycle)
* System safety experience is of interest
* The company encourages and will support Engineers taking on Chartered status / MSc qualifications etc.
* Qualified to least Degree level
* Experience of working in highly regulated industries
* The management team encourages a sensible work-life balance which encourages everyone to leave the office by 4.30pm daily and have 30 days holiday per year, as well as the statutory Bank Holidays
* Role will initially be based from the Stafford office (3 days per week) and home (2 days per week) with occasional day trips to customer sites
The successful PLC / SCADA Software Engineer will learn how to design and implement complex automation, safety and material tracking systems. You’ll be involved in specification writing and system documentation using a breadth of problem-solving skills, which will include writing PLC programs or designing SCADA systems from scratch.
The office is easily commutable from Stoke, Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford, Uttoxeter, Stone