Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer Nottingham 55k Responsibilities and experience: Specification, design, coding and testing of software systems based on standard industrial control hardware such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), micro-controllers or other embedded systems. Configuration industrial control hardware such as PLCs, HMls, motor drives and remote i/o Design, coding, and testing of software in various development environments such as Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000 and other computer languages such as C, C++, C#, JavaScript, Python, HTML. Liaise with Electrical Design Engineers for control system design and instrumentation specification Sourcing alternative electrical panel hardware as well as control system hardware where specified equipment is not available Oversee Electrical control panel builds Identify electrical and control equipment for product sourcing existing systems spare parts In-house testing of control systems to ensure that the functional specification is met and that the controls system conforms to relevant codes of practice and safety standards On-site commissioning within the UK and Ireland of control systems containing Documentation for both fellow colleagues, commissioning engineers, maintenance staff and end users Support to sales staff in terms of providing time and material estimates for proposed control systems. This support may also involve customer visits for clarification of requirements Support to the Engineering Manager and/or Project Manager for reporting and accurate estimation of project timescales Respond to help requests from existing customers in relation to their controls systems Qualifications Educated to degree level or equivalent in a controls/software related subject