Job Title:
Controls Engineer Automation
Location:
Leicester with occasional UK travel for site commissioning
About the Company:
Our client is a well-established automation systems integrator specialising in bespoke robotic and production automation solutions. They operate across key sectors including automotive, medical devices, and packaging. With more than four decades of expertise, they design, build, and commission custom automated machinery, integrating robot arms, vision systems, and sophisticated control systems to deliver high-performance automation to clients globally.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a Controls Engineer to join the multi-disciplinary engineering team. You will design, develop, and commission control systems for automated machinery, including robotics, safety systems, and PLC/HMI software. Your role will cover the full lifecycle of machines from concept, through build, to factory and site acceptance testing, and into customer handover.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Design and develop control systems for special-purpose machinery: PLC programming, HMI development, safety system implementation.
2. Create detailed electrical documentation: circuit diagrams, cable schedules, bills of materials.
3. Select and specify control system hardware (PLCs, I/O modules, drives, safety ...