Automation Engineer (Field Service)

Automation Engineer (Field Service)

Location: Belfast

Excellent Salary + Company Vehicle

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Automation Engineer to join a growing engineering team, supporting and developing automation systems across a range of manufacturing facilities.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and maintenance of industrial automation equipment, with a particular focus on PLC, HMI and SCADA systems. This is a varied hands on role combining project work, system improvements, technical support and fault finding.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Programming, developing and maintaining PLC control systems for industrial processes.


• Designing and configuring HMI and SCADA applications to support production operations.


• Providing technical support to operations and maintenance teams, diagnosing and resolving automation and control related issues.


• Testing, debugging and optimising automation programmes to ensure reliable equipment performance.


• Working alongside Electrical Engineers and Technicians on the design, assembly, installation and modification of electrical control panels.


• Interpreting electrical drawings and schematics to support installation and fault finding.


• Configuring and testing control panels ahead of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).


• Implementing and troubleshooting industrial communication protocols between PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and other automation equipment.


• Carrying out onsite instrumentation installation, configuration, calibration and servicing.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• PLC programming and SCADA configuration experience.


• Experience with HMI development, industrial communication protocols and automation fault finding.


• A good understanding of electrical control panels, including wiring, installation and modification.


• The ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical schematics.


• Strong industrial instrumentation knowledge, including calibration, servicing and maintenance.


• A recognised apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering, ideally supported by further technical or higher level qualifications.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Automation Engineer or Controls Engineer looking to take on a varied role involving both hands on engineering and automation project development.

For further information or a confidential discussion, get in touch today.