Senior Controls and Electrical Design Engineer

Posted 7 hours 11 minutes ago by White Recruitment Construction

Permanent
Full Time
Design Jobs
England, United Kingdom
Job Description
Senior Electrical and Controls Design Engineer - Industrial Automation

Location: South Oxfordshire
Salary: £55,000-£60,000 + Benefits

A leading advanced engineering company at the forefront of automation and inspection systems is seeking a Senior Electrical and Controls Design Engineer to join its growing team. Working with blue-chip manufacturers across automotive, medical, electronics and high-tech sectors, you'll deliver high-precision automated solutions worldwide.

The Role

You'll work on projects ranging from small retrofits to full turnkey systems. Responsibilities include:

  • Electrical design using AutoCAD Electrical (or similar)
  • PLC and HMI programming (Siemens/Allen Bradley)
  • Specifying safety systems and industrial electrical components
  • Creating wiring diagrams, panel layouts and documentation to EU standards
  • Supporting commissioning and system integration in the UK and overseas
  • Involvement in testing, panel wiring, machine build and fault-finding
About You
  • 3+ years' experience in PLC/HMI programming within industrial automation
  • Strong knowledge of electrical design and control systems
  • Familiar with Profinet, Profibus, Ethernet/IP, IO-Link, TCP/IP
  • Experience with panel layout/wiring and machinery safety standards
  • Problem solver with strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering desirable; robotics/machine vision experience an advantage
Benefits
  • £55,000-£60,000 salary
  • Pension scheme
  • 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
  • Private health insurance
  • Training & development budget
  • Free on-site parking

WR Engineering are the recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent and contract jobs UK wide.

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