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Are you an engineer who likes the challenge of developing and implementing complex automation, mechatronic and data acquisition systems for turnkey projects?
GMP Recruitment are proud to be in partnership with a highly successful manufacturing company located in Worcester. We are currently supporting their recruitment for an experienced Automation and Control Development Engineer to join their Worcester based site.
This position is working Monday - Friday, with a salary on offer up to £50,000 pending experience.
The successful candidate is expected to have a strong engineering background to aid in the design and fault finding of automated test systems, and a Windows based coding background (ideally C# or Visual Basic), allowing development of new code, and modification of existing code for bespoke customer applications.
To be considered you must have at least 3 years of experience in an electrical based automation role.
Automation and Control Development Engineer main duties:
- Determining the best way to implement bespoke automation and control process for the application using the internal software and DACS (Data Acquisition and Control System) from customer supplied requirements and specifications.
- Developing C# control software using the advanced CADET API to implement the solution. Knowledge of VB6/VBA is useful for supporting legacy systems
- Supporting customers with new and existing systems in person and remotely for fault finding and integrating new functionality
- Interfacing to 3rd party equipment for integration within the CADET environment, using C# language.
- Experience working with of protocols such as Ethernet, Serial, Ethercat, CAN, Profibus, AK protocol (over Ethernet/Serial) is useful
- Developing automation sequences using standard CADET editor tools
- Analysing engineering systems to advise the best methods of automation
- Analysing post-test diagnostics logs to advise fault rectifications (software, electrical and mechanical) within complex engineering systems
- Create test and acceptance procedures
- Creating custom system functionality based on customer requirements
- Site visits to customers for installing, testing and documenting the solution, within the UK and globally as required. Estimated at 20% customer site work
- Work with electrical design engineers to advise on requirements of new systems
- Work with Commissioning engineers and project/site managers to achieve sign off from the customer.
- Own initiative garage projects based on anticipated future requirements and enhancements of existing tools
- Providing information to the sales department for quotation purposes.
Automation and Control Development Engineer main duties:
- Excellent planning and organisational skills (self & others).
- Looking for a self-driven, proactive individual that has good time management skills
- Good understanding of C# and Visual Studio
- Engineering understanding of control & automation systems
- Ideally suited to a joint electrical and mechanical/robotic/Mechatronics/Automation engineering degree who has at least 3 years of experience in an electrical based automation role.
- Good understanding of automation hardware (sensors, actuators, inverters etc)
- Happy to work away from home during the working week as required (given suitable notice), with occasional overseas trips
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
- Indefinite UK right to work
AN IMMEDIATE START IS AVAILABLE FOR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE.
If the above role sounds perfect for you, or you require more information, please click apply.
GMP Recruitment are recruiting for this role on behalf of their client and are acting as an Employment Agency.
