Graduate Controls Engineer

Due to continued growth, our client, a leading supplier of specialist capital equipment based in Peterborough, currently has an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Controls Engineer. You will be providing electrical service support to all of our clients’ departments in the UK and abroad. Primarily providing day-to-day support for electrical design, programming, and testing of specialist capital equipment.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in managing customer projects from a control/programming perspective
• Develop PLC and HMI programs for machines and systems under supervision
• Participate in the design, implementation, maintenance, and improvement of PLC and HMI programs
• Assist in specifying control system solutions and components
• Support the design, supervision, and conclusion of machine/plant tests
• Help in writing documentation, manuals, and instructions for machines
• Create technical files under guidance
• Ensure projects (electrical/program design) meet electrical safety regulations
• Conduct feasibility studies for new technical innovations

Person Specification

• Degree educated in a relevant engineering field
• Some experience with PLC programming on capital equipment, through internships, projects, or coursework would be beneficial
• Knowledge of Siemens, Allen Bradley, or Mitsubishi PLCs is advantageous
• Basic understanding of electrical design preferred

Hours of Work, Pay, and Benefits

• Salary up to £35,000
• The role is full-time based on a 37-hour week
• Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:45
• Company pension scheme after 1 years’ service
• In addition to the usual public holidays, currently 8 per annum, there is an annual leave allowance of 21 days