Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer – West Yorkshire – Special Purpose Machinery – £55-65k + Bonus

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Senior Controls Engineer to join a growing special purpose machinery and automation business based in West Yorkshire.

The successful Senior Controls Engineer will have strong PLC programming experience gained within special purpose machinery, automation, robotics or a similar OEM environment.

You’ll be joining a well-established engineering team working from a state-of-the‑art facility, designing, developing and commissioning bespoke automated machinery for customers in the UK and internationally.

• Design, program and commission PLC and HMI control systems for bespoke machinery and automation projects
• PLC programming using platforms including Allen Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff and/or Schneider
• Development of control architectures, wiring diagrams, system layouts and functional design specifications
• Complex motion control experience would be advantageous
• HMI/SCADA development – experience with Factory Talk Optix and Siemens Unified would be useful
• FAT and SAT testing and commissioning
• Troubleshooting control system faults, software issues and industrial communication problems
• Knowledge of industrial networks including Ethernet/IP, Profinet and EtherCAT
• Experience of machinery safety systems, including risk assessment, design and validation
• Work closely with mechanical, electrical and software engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle
• Robotics experience with ABB, Fanuc or Staubli would be advantageous
• Experience with Cognex or Keyence vision systems would also be useful
• Some UK and international travel to customer sites will be required

An HNC/HND or degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or a related discipline would be beneficial.

The client is keen to bring in a Senior Controls Engineer who will stay with the business for many years and become an important part of the engineering team, so a stable employment history will be viewed positively.

• company bonus
• flexible working arrangements
• pension
• training and development support
• wellbeing benefits

The role is easily commutable from most of West Yorkshire including Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Halifax and Barnsley.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.