Job Title: Control Systems Engineer
Location: Lydney, Gloucestershire
Pay Range/details: Competitive salary
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a highly skilled Control Systems Engineer to join our client based in. This role involves hands-on PLC/SCADA development, functional safety integration, and on-site commissioning, ensuring maximum uptime, quality, and compliance
Key Responsibilities - Control Systems Engineer
* Specify, program, modify, and test PLCs including Siemens TIA/Step7, Mitsubishi, and Beckhoff
* Design and implement functional safety architectures including light curtains, scanners, interlocks, safety PLCs, zoning, safe states, estops, and reset logic
* Produce safety documentation such as risk assessments, SRS, validation plans, proof-testing, and change logs in line with ISO 13849/IEC 62061
* Develop HMI/SCADA systems, data acquisition, alarms, diagnostics, and performance dashboards
* Integrate cells with plant networks, historians, and MES systems where applicable
* Plan, schedule, and deliver projects from concept through handover, including FAT/SAT and minimal downtime upgrades
* Troubleshoot faults and implement root-cause fixes across electrical systems, PLCs, sensors, and communications
* Act as a point of contact for production and maintenance teams, providing training, operating procedures, and commissioning/maintenance guides
* Maintain version control, technical drawings (AutoCAD), and adhere to site standards, change control, and audit requirements
Qualifications & Requirements - Control Systems Engineer
* HNC in Electrical, Controls, or Mechatronics, or equivalent experience
* Proven experience in PLC/HMI design and commissioning including Siemens TIA/Step7, Mitsubishi, and Beckhoff TC2
* Hands-on functional safety integration experience including light curtains, door interlocks, scanners/radar, safety relays/PLCs
* HMI/SCADA development, fault-finding, and plant networking knowledge
* Strong diagnostics skills across sensors, VSDs/servo drives, and fieldbus systems such as Profinet/CC-Link
* Solid documentation discipline for URS/FS, FDS, test protocols, drawings, and change control
* Knowledge of industrial safety systems (ProfiSafe, TwinSafe, Pilz, SICK, Euchner) is preferred
* Recognised apprenticeship and industrial environment experience is advantageous
* Up-to-date knowledge of 18th Edition Wiring Regulations and programming structures such as EDDI
What we can offer - Control Systems Engineer
* Opportunity for professional growth and development
* 33 days holiday per annum including statutory bank holidays
* Generous pension scheme
* Private medical insurance and life assurance
* Annual discretionary bonus
* 24/7 virtual GP consultations and wellbeing support (psychological, legal, financial, physical)
* Income protection and Healthshield cashback plan for medical expenses
* Support with physiotherapy and dentistry
* Retail discounts
For more information on this role, please contact Charlie Boulton on 01453 852544 or send a copy of your CV to
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