Overview

Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Permanent

Headlines for Controls Engineer role – Remote position in a robust and growing industry, company is a Siemens partner and specialist, opportunity to define code structures and influence technology usage in the department

Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Controls Engineer with recent/strong TIA Portal programming knowledge to join a specialist engineering company. The successful Controls Engineer could have worked in any industry if the Siemens TIA Portal knowledge is strong!

Responsibilities

• Leading software activities for mainly material handing / conveyor type projects
• Controls Engineer will have the opportunity to progress to Lead Engineer role
• Some site based commissioning – 50/50 split between home and being out on customer sites – this is likely to be mainly UK sites with some international travel – site visits are typically 2-3 weeks in duration
• Contribute to the development and/or review of the project FDS
• Design system architectures and software components using Siemens TIA Portal
• Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and software validation
• Oversee system integration, upgrades and commissioning
• Experience with IP-based architectures, ProfiNet, ProfiBus, Asi and other industrial network technologies
• Understanding of design, build and project delivery methods
• Experience with high level languages would be advantageous or a desire to learn (e.g. Python, C++, PHP, Java)
• When working away, any hours worked over 40/week will be classed as overtime and paid at x1.25 for hours worked Monday-Friday and x1.5 for hours worked on weekends
• Working hours are typically 8:15-5pm Monday-Thursday and 8:15-2pm on Fridays or you can choose to work 8:15-4:30pm Monday-Friday
• Department manager estimates earning between £5-10k per year in overtime is realistic given the work schedule
• All applicants need to be based in the UK and be able to travel internationally freely without restrictions

Qualifications / Requirements

• Knowledge of Siemens TIA Portal
• Knowledge of SCL (Structured Control Language) for data management and loops
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and software validation
• Experience with IP-based architectures and industrial networks (ProfiNet, ProfiBus, AS-Interface and other technologies)
• Understanding of design, build and project delivery methods
• Experience with high level programming languages (e.g. Python, C++, PHP, Java) is advantageous or a willingness to learn
• Willingness to travel internationally and work away from home on occasion