Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer
Bristol
Negotiable Salary
Permanent Position
Immediate start available

Reporting to the Senior Controls Manager, to employ best practice in the writing of control and visualization software for products in development.
You will be actively engaged in the improvement of software development processes and techniques.

Experience & Skills
PLC programming - ladder logic, structured text (Essential)
HMI programming using VB.net or other high level languages (Essential)
Compiling software (Essential)
Communications protocols - Modbus, EdCentra XML (Essential)
Creation of technical documentation (Essential)
Administration of software configuration control tools, version numbering, release process and archiving (Essential)
PLC programming - functions blocks, data structures (Essential)
PID loops (Essential)
Understanding of P&I Diagrams and electrical schematics (Essential)
Safety and design review methods, e.g. HAZOP, FMEA (Essential)

Education/Qualifications
HND (or equivalent) or degree in a relevant technical discipline, preferably in a controls or software discipline (Essential)
Minimum of 5 years working in controls and software within relevant industries (Essential)

Main Responsibilities
Software Specifications
Take responsibility for the preparation of software specifications.
Reviews specifications created by others.

Software Testing
Works safely following agreed test procedures and risk assessments.
Contributes to the preparation of test documents and advises on appropriate test methodologies.
Creates simulations to enable the testing of product software

Activity Planning
Plans own short-term actions and reports on progress.
Contributes software plans in the overall project planning process, prioritizes own work.
Monitors progress and anticipates obstacles and delays.

Quality Processes
Follows existing quality processes.
Contributes to the development and continual improvement of controls engineering processes.

Support Activities
Creates supporting documentation for software release and installation.
Provides technical content for manuals, build notes and service instructions. Reviews content produced by others.
Performs tests and provides expert level support to factory and field issues.

For more information please contact Kieran Duggan at Matchtech Recruitment on or apply now to submit your CV