Junior Software Engineer

Junior PLC / SCADA Software Engineer Staffordshire

We are recruiting a PLC / SCADA Software Engineer for a Staffordshire-based specialist engineering business. The position is suitable for a graduate with 1-2 years of commercial or relevant experience.

You will need to be a British passport holder (and not hold dual nationality) as you will be put through security clearance.

This role is not related to Computer Science, Python, Java, Cyber Security, React or Node.

• You will learn how to write system requirements specifications and carry out analysis.
• Software design and implementation.
• Preparation of test plans.
• Supporting the implementation and testing of PLC / SCADA systems, preferably Siemens TIA Portal & WinCC (cross training will be provided if you don’t have Siemens experience).
• Technical software design documentation (full lifecycle).
• System safety experience is of interest.
• Qualified to at least 2:1 Degree level.
• Ideally have some experience of working in highly regulated industries.
• The management team encourages a sensible work‑life balance which includes leaving the office by 4.30pm daily and 30 days holiday per year, plus statutory bank holidays.
• Initially based from the Stafford office (3 days per week) and home (2 days per week) with occasional day trips to customer sites.

The successful PLC / SCADA Software Engineer will learn how to design and implement complex automation, safety and material tracking systems. You will be involved in specification writing and system documentation using a breadth of problem‑solving skills, which will include writing PLC programs or designing SCADA systems from scratch.

The office is easily commutable from Stoke, Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford, Uttoxeter and Stone.