Controls Engineer Location: Bungay, Suffolk Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 Working Pattern: Full-time, on-site If you're spending more time maintaining old equipment than solving new engineering problems, this could be worth a look. We're supporting a specialist automation business that designs and builds bespoke machinery for a broad range of manufacturing environments. Every project is different. The work is hands-on, varied and focused on getting complex automated systems running reliably in the real world. You'll join a commissioning and controls team responsible for taking machines from build completion through testing, commissioning and customer sign-off. What you'll be doing * Programming and modifying PLC and HMI systems * Commissioning automated machinery and production equipment * Fault finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and controls systems * Configuring servo drives, VFDs and motion control systems * Supporting machine testing and performance improvements * Working closely with design, build and project teams to solve technical issues * Documenting modifications and commissioning activities * Occasional travel to customer sites within the UK and overseas What they're looking for * Experience within automation, special purpose machinery or machine building * PLC programming experience using platforms such as Siemens, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi or similar * Strong commissioning and fault-finding capability * Understanding of HMIs, drives, motors and industrial networks * Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings * Practical approach to problem solving * Comfortable working both independently and as part of a project team Nice to have * Robotics experience * Motion control expertise * Exposure to bespoke automated machinery What's on offer * £45,000 - £65,000 depending on experience * Varied project work rather than repeat production support * Opportunity to work with advanced automation technology * Stable and growing engineering environment * Clear involvement across the full project lifecycle This role is likely to suit a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, PLC Programmer or Controls & Commissioning Engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and seeing projects through from build to customer sign-off
