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Control Systems & Automation Engineer
- altrincham, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·Hybrid
- Full time
- £40 - £55 Per Hour
Job Description
Office-based, Cheshire, with occasional remote working once established
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, working alongside R&D, Electronics, and Production Test
The Role
- Maintain and support existing PLC control systems (Omron CX-Programmer, ladder logic/structured text) and HMI interfaces
- Work with an electronics engineer to integrate motor/pump control (signal-level, not circuit design)
- Support Production/Test with fault diagnosis and acceptance testing
- Read wiring schematics (produced by the electronics team)
- Start building familiarity with microcontroller-based control for future product development
- Use Git for version control
About You
- Engineering background (degree, apprenticeship, HNC or HND)
- At least 4 years in a similar role, ideally industrial/PLC background
- Strong PLC programming experience (ladder logic/structured text); CX-Programmer experience a bonus
- Comfortable reading electrical/wiring schematics
Curious and keen to learn: open to picking up microcontroller and embedded systems knowledge over time
- Pension
- Life insurance
- Healthcare cashback scheme


