Control Systems Engineer - Permanent – North West / Merseyside – £50-55k + overtime + 25 days holiday

Samuel Frank is recruiting a Control Systems Engineer to join a specialist engineering business based in the Merseyside area. The business is well established and operates in a growing, high precision industry and they’re investing heavily in bringing more of their manufacturing process in-house. The successful Control Systems Engineer will be involved in re-engineering legacy systems, by simplifying complex onerous systems and migrating to Siemens TIA Portal.

Key aspects of the Control Systems Engineer role include;

• Design and develop Siemens TIA Portal control systems
  
  
• Create Functional Design Specifications (FDS) and document the process fully, ensuring change management compliance
  
  
• Industrial Ethernet communication knowledge
  
  
• Control Systems Engineers with experience of working for an OEM will be well suited to this environment (as well as Control Systems Engineers who have worked in a system integration company)
  
  
• Engage across multiple teams – the successful Control Systems Engineer will be required to develop HMI screens so business can improve equipment monitoring and performance as well as traceability
  
  
• Experience of developing control systems to standards, ensuring UL, IEC and ISO compliance
  
  
• Knowledge of relevant UK and EU directives for equipment for use in explosive atmospheres e.g. ATEX – ideal experience
  
  
• Knowledge of industrial Ethernet communications
  
  
• Siemens WinCC within TIA Portal knowledge
  
  
• Experience with vacuum, temperature, pressure/flow control systems – nice to have
  
  
• Knowledge of heat treatment process, ovens, provers and/or furnaces and their associated control systems would be ideal experience
  
  
• Experience from the Automotive or Aerospace industries would be advantageous.
  
  
• Control Systems Engineer will be office based. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8-5pm, Friday 8-2.30pm
  
  The client is a market leader, dealing with high-tech solutions for high-tech customers. The Control Systems Engineer position will suit an individual who is hungry and passionate and looking to further themselves technically whilst pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with controls technologies.
  
  The offices are commutable from Liverpool, Widnes, Warrington, St. Helens, Ellesmere Port, Skelmersdale, Runcorn, Birchwood, West Manchester and Ashton-in-Makerfield