Control Systems Engineer

Your new company
A leading company in the automotive manufacturing and advanced materials industry. The company is renowned for its high-performance products, which deliver exceptional performance for both road and track applications. Driven by a passion for innovation, the team thrives on challenging the impossible and finding solutions that drive growth. As the company expands to meet increasing demand, they are looking for a Control Systems Engineer to join their Manufacturing Technology Team and contribute to their ambitious growth plans.

Your new role
As a Control Systems Engineer, you will support experienced engineers across key manufacturing areas such as heat treatment, machining, and final assembly technologies. You will design, implement, and optimise control systems to drive robust manufacturing processes with world-class Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE). Your contributions will be key to ensuring growth and continuous improvement objectives are met while exceeding customer expectations. A hands-on approach to projects or task completion is expected.

What you'll need to succeed
Essential:

• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Siemens TIA Portal PLC programming and application.
• Tier 1 or OEM automotive manufacturing experience.

Desirable:

• Machine controls specification and onboarding.
• Project management skills.
• Budgeting and cost control.
• Machine specification and onboarding.
• LabVIEW National Instruments systems, Mitsubishi PLC programming, experience with Vacuum, Temperature, Pressure & Flow control systems, and knowledge of CNC machining process control systems.

What you'll get in return

• Attractive salary of £50,000 - £55,000
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank holidays
• Extra day Annual Leave for your birthday
• Company uniform on your first day and annual clothing point scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Jobs are promoted internally, providing job transfer opportunities.
• Death in service scheme

What you need to do now
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