Control & Instrumentation Engineer

A vacancy has arisen within Technical Services for a Control & Instrumentation Engineer reporting to the Section Head of CE&I and CMS. The role will be based at the ETC office in Capenhurst.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carry out all duties to the highest standards of health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Production of detailed technical specifications, including equipment functional specifications and control system logic specifications.
• Generation of specifications and logic simulation programs for control system designs and simulation of control system performance.
• Generation of specifications for control system hardware.
• Working with subcontractors, checking and approval of detail design drawing.
• Checking of suppliers’ test specifications and attendance of tests at suppliers’ factories.
• Liaise with the Section Head and other specialist engineers within the section to understand the engineering requirements to ensure the satisfactory delivery of work.
• Presentation of information for technical reviews.
• Customer facing activities such as presentation of design information and demonstration of equipment or software at ETC or customer premises.
• Analyse plant process, commissioning and test data and to establish areas for performance and efficiency improvements.
• Develop and maintain core reference design standards for all aspects of control system design.
• Capability to develop project proposals including schedule and cost forecasts.
• Ability to manage project deliverables and provide clear status reporting to internal and external stakeholders.
• Requirement for travel to European suppliers and other ETC/customer sites.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• A good quality degree in electrical or electronic engineering or related discipline.
• Experience of specifying or designing control systems for a range of applications in process factories and the capability to produce high quality written specifications and reports.
• Experience of work with a range of subcontractors in a multinational organisation and supervision of the provision of design information by subcontractors.
• PLC hardware requirements including I/O capability, network communications and power supply requirements.
• Compliance with assessment standards such as UKCA, CE and UL.
• Instrumentation design including measurement range, measurement techniques, accuracy and EMC compatibility.
• Knowledge of PLC programming requirements and standard SCADA design and configuration including standards for user interface and alarm management.
• Practical experience of equipment testing.
• Good interpersonal skills and a high level of computer literacy.
• An ability to speak French or German in addition to English would be an advantage.

BENEFITS

• Company performance bonus.
• 25 days holiday rising to 28 days after 6 years’ service. All statutory Bank Holidays.
• Optional Working from home up to 2 days per week (subject to security and business need).
• One additional day-off every 4 weeks.
• Generous flexi-time.
• Flexi day-off once per month subject to accumulated working hours.
• Company Sick Pay.
• Defined contribution pension scheme.

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply for this role please email your CV and covering letter to: by Friday 30th January 2026.