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Chapelhall
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Project Engineer
Shift Times: 7.5 Hours Per Day. 37.5 Hours Per Week
Pay Rate: £45 - £60 per hour (Depending on experience)
Duration: 6 months but likely to be extended up to 23 months with the needs of the business
Location: Motherwell ML1 5SB

Job Purpose / Overview
We are currently recruiting for Indentured/Skilled workers to work on site at our clients offices in Motherwell. The role will involve CNC Milling of Aerospace Equipment, in accordance with Manufacturing Instructions, Specifications and Customer/Regulator Requirements, working within an empowered team environment to meet delivery requirements and reporting directly to the Team Lead.

Role Responsibilities

  • Working to recognised industry standards to produce innovative, high quality software products for UK's leading defence developments;
  • Working within a multi-disciplined team, utilising a variety of tools and programming languages, engaging in all aspects of the software development cycle;
  • Taking responsibility for your own and others work as well as providing technical assistance to support the development of junior members of the team;
  • Leading during assurance and review activities ensuring that all required configuration, release and documentation activities have been produced in accordance with the relevant standards;
  • Translate requirements into software designs, implement and test solutions, and manage integration, configuration, release, and deployment of the product.

    Knowledge and Skills
  • Background in Instrumentation and Control Engineering, or related subject;
  • Experience with or knowledge of traditional PLC programming;
  • Experience or knowledge in SCADA systems;
  • Experience or knowledge of Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

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