Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer East Lancashire Systems Integration / Special Purpose Machinery £55-65k + Overtime + Healthcare + Profit Share

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Controls Engineer to join a growing engineering business based in East Lancashire. This Controls Engineer role will suit someone who enjoys taking ownership of projects from concept through to commissioning and wants to be involved in every stage of the project lifecycle.

The successful Controls Engineer will join a close-knit engineering team working on bespoke automation and machinery projects for customers across a range of industrial sectors (this is not a role for someone who only wants to write code!). The Controls Engineer will be involved in design reviews, software development, fault finding, build support, commissioning and customer interaction.

Key aspects of the Controls Engineer role include:

• Writing PLC and HMI software from scratch rather than modifying existing applications
• Working with Siemens, Allen Bradley / Rockwell and Mitsubishi control systems (dont need experience of all three)
• Taking projects through the full lifecycle from initial concept to final commissioning
• Supporting electrical design activities and reviewing system architectures
• Supervising machine builds and suppor...