Principal Control Systems Engineer

Principal Control Systems Engineer (PLC AND SCADA) – Security Clearance will be gained if eligible

Highly competitive salary and benefits

Hybrid and compressed working: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey

Our global client are specialists in their field of military, defence and cyber solutions and their work is critical to the security of the world we live in today.

This is an amazing opportunity for an experienced PLC Control Systems Engineer who will play a critical role in the development of mission critical naval operations systems. The role will suit an experienced systems engineer with Siemens PLCs who has worked on large-scale infrastructure SCADA solutions.

Our client operates as a centre of excellence for systems and software. They develop and support internationally deployed command and control solutions.

Benefits:

Flexible and hybrid working options

Compressed working schedule

Private health care

Performance bonus.

Your Mission in the Company:

Capture, interpret and develop customer requirements

Produce technical documentation in accordance with company/customer procedures

Specify, design and test solutions for PLC control systems

Manage data communications with third party equipment

Develop PLC software from multiple design formats such as Block Diagrams, Flow Charts or Pseudo Code

Validate software designs through analysis and test

Support the preparation of contract changes and proposals

Essential Requirements:

Eligible for SC Clearance (minimum 5 years’ UK residency). Single UK citizenship

5+ years in a PLC engineering environment

Design and integration of large-scale PLC Control Systems based on Siemens S7-300/400 (Step 7 Professional Classic).

Experience of Fault Tolerant, High Availability and Safety Integrated PLC Solutions

Experience of Industrial Communication protocols and networking standards such as; Profibus, Profinet, EtherNet/IP, ModBus, TCP/IP, UDP and ASCII

Production of technical documentation

SCADA/PLC interfacing and driver configuration

Software development lifecycles, processes and procedures

Understanding of testing and commissioning

Degree, HNC, HND or equivalent in Electrical/Electronic engineering or a related discipline

Experience within Defence, Maritime (Ship’s machinery and control systems), Aerospace, or a similarly regulated industrial sector (e.g. Oil Gas, Pharma or PetroChem)