Ref: PTR13/763
Location: Lancashire
Description: Senior and highly experience controls project professional required to work within a successful special purpose machinery development environment.
Salary: to £50k plus generous benefits
Project Engineer - Control Systems and Electrical Development
Our globally renowned client specialise in the design and build of bespoke special purpose manufacturing machinery, and as a result of continued success and a planned program of strategic growth, are now seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Project professional to complement their established and successful team. The successful candidate will undertake the software Design and Development of Control Systems for Real time, PLC and complex servo based, special purpose, electro-mechanical machines, and therefore a background in the design and build of Packaging Automation Equipment and Machines, Paper Converting Machines and Equipment will also be favourably considered.
You will be HND or Degree qualified in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Controls Systems Engineering or an equivalent Mechatronics or Automation qualification, and will demonstrate at least 10 years experience in the design, development and build of special purpose machinery and systems integration for advanced manufacturing systems, with at least 5 years experience gained within a new product development environment. Additional experience of synchronised multi-axes servo motion control, including software position lock CAM control and PLC Open –motion control libraries, CODESYS (motion controller and PLC software development system) and of the IEC 61131-3 programming system (or proficiency in C++/C#/object orientated programming) will also prove distinctly advantageous, as will experience of the software Design Process and associated documentation, including state transition diagrams, data dictionary and data flow diagrams. Knowledge of EPAS – 4/Lenze PLC3, EtherCAT Interfaces or SERCOS will also be favourably considered.
With your experience of writing control system design specifications and familiarity with the Machinery and EMC Directives with respect to CE marking, this is an exceptional opportunity within a dynamic, proactive and highly respected organisation, so if you feel you have the relevant skills and experience and wish to be considered, in the first instance send a copy of your cv to
