Remote Controls Engineer

Samuel Frank; Birmingham; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 60,000

Job description

Controls Engineer - Siemens TIA Portal - Remote - Permanent - £55-60k + Overtime = £60-70k total earnings

***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!

Key aspects of the Controls Engineer role include:

1. Leading software activities for mainly material handling/conveyor type projects
2. Controls Engineer will have the opportunity to progress to Lead Engineer role
3. 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
4. Company has a culture of pushing the boundaries of what systems and technology can do
5. Contribute to the development and/or review of the project FDS
6. Design system architectures and software components using Siemens TIA Portal
7. Knowledge of SCL (Structured Control Language) for data management and loops is required
8. Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and software validation
9. Oversee system integration, upgrades and commissioning
10. Experience with IP-based architectures, ProfiNet, ProfiBus, Asi and other industrial network technologies
11. Understanding of design, build and project delivery methods
12. Experience with high level languages would be advantageous or a desire to learn (e.g. Python, C++, PHP, Java)
13. 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
14. 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
15. Department manager estimates earning between £5-10k per year in overtime is realistic given the work schedule
16. All applicants need to be based in the UK and be able to travel internationally freely without restrictions

Please apply today for an immediate response.