Role: Software Controls Systems Engineer
Location: Oundle, Peterborough
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary range from: £45,000 (experience dependent)
Eltek Systems is seeking a Senior Software Controls Systems Engineer to join our expanding team at our Oundle office, near Peterborough.
About the role
You will design, develop, and implement control software for automation systems for our clients in the Food and Beverage industry.
This includes writing and maintaining code for PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems, and being involved in the full lifecycle of projects for our key customers.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Participate actively in the entire project lifecycle, from initiation to completion.
2. Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
3. Create design and test documentation.
4. Develop PLC, HMI, and SCADA software.
5. Conduct testing with customers.
6. Perform on-site commissioning.
7. Develop training manuals and facilitate customer training sessions.
The Person:
1. Intermediate-level experience with Rockwell, Siemens, or other major brands of PLC and SCADA/HMI platforms, with a willingness to learn new technologies.
2. Experience in software development and project delivery with customers.
3. Understanding of industrial network setup, commissioning, and fault finding (Ethernet/IP, Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet) is preferred but not essential.
4. Experience working in an engineering environment.
Benefits Package
What we can offer in return:
* Base salary from £45,000 (experience dependent)
* International travel allowance + overtime
* Holidays – 25 days plus bank holidays
* Private Healthcare
* Discretionary Bonus
* Vinci Share Scheme
* EV Car Purchase Scheme
* Company Pension Scheme (Contributions matched up to 7%)
* Hybrid working options following probation
* Disability Benefit Scheme and Death in Service Insurance
* Company Sick Pay
Who are Eltek Systems?
Eltek is a leading independent provider of industrial process and automation solutions within the food and beverage industry.
Our engineering areas include:
* Conceptual Design and Consultancy
* System Design & Manufacture
* Software Engineering
* Project Management
We collaborate with key customers to help manufacture various snack products worldwide.
The Wider VINCI Group
Eltek Systems is part of VINCI Energies UK and ROI, operating within Actemium Automation. Actemium has been providing high-quality engineering solutions in the UK since 1907.
VINCI’s decentralized model offers our customers resources, vitality, and strength of a global company while maintaining local, personalized service. The Actemium Automation family employs over 250 people across 14 UK locations.
VINCI is a global leader in engineering and construction, with 220,000 employees in 3,000 offices across 120 countries.
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