Controls Support Engineer

Position: Controls Support Engineer (Permanent)
Controls Product Support Engineers

£40-50k + Annual Bonus, Matched 5% Pension, Healthcare, Death in Service

Employee Assistance Programme & Remote GP Access

Hybrid & Flexible Working

No Site Work - Office Based

Gloucestershire

An established and growing industrial automation business is seeking three Controls Product Support Engineers to join its UK-based engineering team. This role sits at the heart of the organisation, working closely with customers, distributors, OEMs, and in-house R&D to support and shape advanced motion-control and automation products.

The successful candidates will have strong experience of machine automation, particularly motion-centric systems (servo drives, motors, multi-axis control), and will enjoy solving complex technical problems while influencing future product development.

These hires are part of a wider rebuild of the product support function offering a genuine opportunity to make a visible impact.

Controls Product Support Engineer
- The Role:

Provide high-quality technical support to customers, distributors, and OEMs via phone, email, and remote tools
Act as a technical interface between customers and internal R&D (software & hardware teams)
Support and train internal and external application engineers
Answer product-level and application-level technical queries
Develop, modify, and maintain example code, reference applications, and demonstration projects
Produce clear, professional technical documentation, training materials, and manuals
Support commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimisation of motion-based automation systems

Product Support Engineer

- The Person :

Degree (or equivalent experience) in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Electronic, or Automation
Ideally c5 years’ experience in industrial machine automation or motion control environments
Strong understanding of customer requirements and manufacturing processes
Experience supporting automation products used in OEM or production machinery
Confident communicator, able to explain complex technical concepts clearly
Ability to produce professional technical documentation
UK valid driving licence

Experience of writing controls software ideally using Structured Text/Codesys
Ability with the following would be highly advantageous: multi-axis syncrhonised motion, expereinece of Beckhoff or similr platforms, industrial robotics, real-time industrial networks, practical electrical interfacing and system-level integration, servo and/or stepper drives & motors and knowledge of at least one general purpose programming language i.e. C, BASIC, Python

Located in Gloucestershire, this role would be commutable from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Worcester, Hereford, Stroud, Cirencester, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Monmouth, Droitwich Spa, Alcester and surrounding.

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