Lead Controls Engineer

Position: Lead Controls Engineer (Permanent)
Lead Controls Engineer – Siemens TIA Portal / SCL – South Yorkshire - Permanent - £65-70k + Overtime = £70-80k total earnings

*** Headlines for Lead Controls Engineer role – Growing department, working in a robust and growing industry, company is a Siemens partner and specialist, opportunity to define code structures and influence technology usage in the department**
* Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Lead Controls Engineer with strong TIA Portal programming knowledge to join a Sheffield based specialist engineering company. The successful Lead Controls Engineer is likely to have worked in the following sectors – special purpose machinery, automated warehousing, conveyors, baggage handling or factory automation.

Key aspects of the Lead Controls Engineer role include;

* Leading software activities for mainly material handing / conveyor type projects

* Lead Controls Engineer will have the remit to grow a team over the coming years

* Knowledge of SCL (Structured Control Language) for data management and loops is required

* Company has a culture of pushing the boundaries of what systems and technology can do – candidate must be open and willing to explore new technologies

* Lead Controls Engineer will contribute to the development and/or review of the project FDS

* Design system architectures and software components using Siemens TIA Portal

* Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) and software validation

* Oversee system integration, upgrades and commissioning

* Some site based commissioning –split between office and being out on customer sites – this is likely to be mainly UK site with some international travel – site visits are typically 2-3 weeks in duration

* Experience with IP-based architectures, Profi Net, Profi Bus, Asi and other industrial network technologies.

* Understanding of design, build and project delivery methods

* Experience with high level languages would be advantageous or a desire to learn (e.g. Python, C++, PHP, Java)

* 1 day per week (when not working on site) can be worked from home

* When working away, any hours worked over 40/week will be classed as overtime and paid  for hours worked Monday-Friday and x1.5 for hours worked on weekends.

* Office hours are typically 8:15-5pm Monday-Thursday and 8:15-2pm on Fridays or you can choose to work 8:15-4:30pm Monday-Friday.

* Department manager estimates Lead Control Engineer earning between £5-10k per year in overtime is realistic, given the work schedule

* All applicants need to be based in the UK and be able to travel internationally freely without restrictions.

The role is easily commutable from the following places in South Yorkshire – Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Chesterfield and Worksop as well as locations further afield for those willing to commute, such as Leeds, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Selby, Wetherby, Hull, Mansfield, Nottingham, Reford, Derby, Lincoln, Buxton, Matlock and Bakewell