Software Controls Systems Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: Worksop, United Kingdom; requires travel to customer sites, including occasional overnight stays.

Salary: Competitive salary with bonus, share scheme, EV car scheme, pension and healthcare.

Company

Actemium Automation Teesside delivers industrial automation and control projects across manufacturing and process industries in the UK.

What you will do

• Design, develop, program, commission and maintain PLC, DCS, HMI and SCADA systems.
• Implement industrial control software and integrate PLCs, drives, instrumentation, safety systems and communications.
• Produce software specifications, test plans and technical documentation.
• Conduct FAT, SAT, testing and system validation activities.
• Support installation, commissioning, fault finding and optimisation at customer sites.
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, customers and suppliers from project planning through handover, including estimating and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Proven experience in industrial automation, control systems or software engineering, including strong PLC programming and commissioning experience in industrial environments.
• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal/PCS7, Rockwell FactoryTalk/PlantPAx, Schneider Electric or Mitsubishi platforms.
• Knowledge of HMI, SCADA, industrial networks, drives and system integration.
• Experience with Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus and Modbus TCP/IP.
• Strong fault-finding, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel to project locations and hold a full UK driving licence, or otherwise be able to travel to project locations.
• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical, Automation, Control Systems or Software Engineering.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Nice to have

• Experience with safety systems and safety PLCs.
• Knowledge of robotics, motion control or process automation.
• Experience delivering projects from design through commissioning.
• Exposure to power and energy automation projects, including substation SCADA, data centre power management, COPA-DATA zenon or Siemens WinCC OA.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary with bonus, share scheme, EV car scheme, pension and healthcare.
• Structured training and career development opportunities.
• Exposure to a wide range of automation technologies and industries.
• Collaborative, innovative and supportive engineering culture.
• Opportunity to work on challenging projects from concept to completion.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.