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Job Title: Control System & Commissioning Engineer
Location: Leicester (occasional UK & overseas travel)
Salary: £40k - £42k
Job Type: Full Time / Permanent
The Role
Due to success and sustained growth, my client is now recruiting for an experienced Control Systems/Electrical Engineer to join their multi-discipline team, to deliver the machine control system for a range of exciting machinery-based projects.
Duties and responsibilities:
Responsible for writing & developing software, PLC & HMI coding for various automation projects.
To be responsible for commissioning & developing special purpose automated machinery, ensuring successful customer sign off testing to specification and timescale (FAT & SAT)
To be responsible for the electrical design and creation of machine control system solutions for special purpose automated machinery projects.
Deliver control and safety systems which comply with the requirements of the machinery directive and appropriate national & international standards
Deliver electrical system design, selection of components and generating detailed circuit diagrams
Integration of various robots, including Scara, Delta & 6-axis
To design, develop and commission machine control and safety systems
Responsible for creation of electrical documentation including circuit diagrams, cable schedules, installation documents and bills of materials
Responsible for ensuring that machine electrical systems and safety system comply with all relevant European and international safety standards
Responsible for correct selection and procurement of all components
Maintain clear concise technical documentation, design specifications, machine manuals etc
The Candidate
Competence in software design and PLC coding experience with the following equipment would be an advantage: B&R, Omron, Siemens, Rockwell
Competence in electrical design for machine automation
Knowledge of ePlan as this is our preferred design package
Knowledge and understanding of the various national and international electrical standards for machine design and machine safety systems and requirements to CE mark machine systems
Experience of integrating Scara, Delta and 6-axis robots would be an advantage.
Demonstrate a proven track record of successfully delivering machine control system projects to required timescale and budget
Knowledge and understanding of the various national and international electrical standards for machine design and machine safety systems and requirements to CE mark machine systems