Senior Control Engineer / Team Leader

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You will be responsible for leading projects and motivating your team to design and develop control software for Siemens S7 and TIA based programmable control systems together with Rockwell, Bosch Rexroth CoDeSys and other PLC and Safety systems.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Control Engineer / Team Leader. Projects are varied within the Automotive, Food & Beverage, Aerospace, Pharmaceutical and Logistics sectors.

Senior Control Engineer/ Team Leader

£60-80k + Paid Overtime, Car/Allowance

Flexible Working. Positive, Dynamic and Supportive Working Environment

Coventry or Hinckley

Ref: 24089

Senior Control Engineer / Team Leader - The Role:

If you have at least 5 years of experience designing and writing PLC and HMI software for industrial applications from first principals and are ready to face the challenge to join a dynamic controls department within a long-established and respected control system engineering company in the Midlands, we would love to hear from you.
Offering an exceptional salary package to reflect your skills and experience with paid overtime and opportunities to learn and develop your skills with motion control applications, robot programming, CNC systems, Safety PLC systems programming and PC based software engineering. Alongside a flexible and hybrid working scheme during the design phase of projects.
The position will involve working from either Coventry or Hinckley offices to manage the control systems software team of 8 Engineers.
Senior Control Engineer / Team Leader - The Person:

5+ years of writing plc software from first principles.
Ideally SIEMENS S7 classic and/or TIA and Rockwell Studio 5000
Experience writing safety software and validating this against a safety matrix
VFD drives configuration and setting up
STL and or IL coding experience
ProfiNet systems or similar
Ability to read electrical drawings
Documentation such as FDS, O&M manuals, etc.
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Full UK driving licence
Located in Coventry or Hinckley with hybrid working and flexible hours.

For further information call Sharon Hill

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