Senior Controls Engineer - Sustaining

Senior Controls Engineer – Sustaining

Company:
Edwards Ltd

Location:

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Employ best practice in the writing of control and visualization software for products developed by the Clevedon PC.
• Take responsibility for the preparation of software specifications.
• Work safely following agreed test procedures and risk assessments.
• Contribute to the preparation of test documents and advise on appropriate test methodologies.
• Plan own short‑term actions and report on progress.
• Contribute software plans in the overall project planning process, prioritise own work, monitor progress and anticipate obstacles and delays.
• Contribute to the development and continual improvement of controls engineering processes.
• Investigate quality issues.
• Create supporting documentation for software release and installation.
• Provide technical content for manuals, build notes and service instructions, and review content produced by others.
• Support colleagues by sharing own knowledge.

• HND (or equivalent) or degree in a relevant technical discipline, preferably in a controls or software discipline (Essential).
• Minimum of 5 years working in controls and software within relevant industries (Essential).
• HMI programming using  or other high‑level languages (Essential).
• Compiling software (Essential).
• Knowledge of communications protocols – Modbus, EdCentra XML (Essential).
• Creation of technical documentation (Essential).
• Administration of software configuration control tools, version numbering, release process and archiving (Essential).
• Safety and design review methods, e.g. HAZOP, FMEA (Essential).
• Industry standards – e.g. SEMI S2, S8 (Desirable).

• Culture of trust and accountability.
• Lifelong learning and career growth.
• Innovation powered by people.
• Comprehensive compensation and benefits.
• Health and well‑being.
• Hybrid working arrangement – split time between remote work and on‑site at the Bristol office.