Controls Engineer

Job Title: Control Systems Engineer

Location: Lydney, Gloucestershire

Pay Range/details: Competitive salary

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking a highly skilled Control Systems Engineer to join our client based in. This role involves hands-on PLC/SCADA development, functional safety integration, and on-site commissioning, ensuring maximum uptime, quality, and compliance

Key Responsibilities - Control Systems Engineer

Specify, program, modify, and test PLCs including Siemens TIA/Step7, Mitsubishi, and Beckhoff
Design and implement functional safety architectures including light curtains, scanners, interlocks, safety PLCs, zoning, safe states, estops, and reset logic
Produce safety documentation such as risk assessments, SRS, validation plans, proof-testing, and change logs in line with ISO 13849/IEC 62061
Develop HMI/SCADA systems, data acquisition, alarms, diagnostics, and performance dashboards
Integrate cells with plant networks, historians, and MES systems where applicable
Plan, schedule, and deliver projects from concept through handover, including FAT/SAT and minimal downtime upgrades
Troubleshoot faults and implement root-cause fixes across electrical systems, PLCs, sensors, and communications
Act as a point of contact for production and maintenance teams, providing training, operating procedures, and commissioning/maintenance guides
Maintain version control, technical drawings (AutoCAD), and adhere to site standards, change control, and audit requirements
Qualifications & Requirements - Control Systems Engineer

HNC in Electrical, Controls, or Mechatronics, or equivalent experience
Proven experience in PLC/HMI design and commissioning including Siemens TIA/Step7, Mitsubishi, and Beckhoff TC2
Hands-on functional safety integration experience including light curtains, door interlocks, scanners/radar, safety relays/PLCs
HMI/SCADA development, fault-finding, and plant networking knowledge
Strong diagnostics skills across sensors, VSDs/servo drives, and fieldbus systems such as Profinet/CC-Link
Solid documentation discipline for URS/FS, FDS, test protocols, drawings, and change control
Knowledge of industrial safety systems (ProfiSafe, TwinSafe, Pilz, SICK, Euchner) is preferred
Recognised apprenticeship and industrial environment experience is advantageous
Up-to-date knowledge of 18th Edition Wiring Regulations and programming structures such as EDDI
What we can offer - Control Systems Engineer

Opportunity for professional growth and development
33 days holiday per annum including statutory bank holidays
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance and life assurance
Annual discretionary bonus
24/7 virtual GP consultations and wellbeing support (psychological, legal, financial, physical)
Income protection and Healthshield cashback plan for medical expenses
Support with physiotherapy and dentistry
Retail discounts
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