First Military Recruitment is working in partnership with our reputable client who is seeking an experienced Electronics & Controls Engineer to join their growing engineering team on a full-time, permanent basis.
The role will involve hands-on responsibility for PLC applications, motor and actuator control, electrical integration and machinery safety systems, covering design, build, wiring, commissioning, fault-finding, documentation and continuous improvement.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, build and commissioning of control systems, including PLCs, motor and actuator control, safety-related controls and industrial communications.
- Work with PLC and motion-control platforms such as Codesys, Beckhoff, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens or B&R.
- Integrate RTK precision guidance systems and machine-guidance signals with platform controls.
- Design, build and maintain electrical harnesses, control cabinets and on-machine electronics.
- Produce and maintain wiring schematics and electrical bills of materials.
- Work with perception, AI and software teams to integrate control-level interfaces and support fault handling.
- Contribute to machinery safety risk assessments and safety-related control system design, including ISO 13849 requirements.
- Support CE/UKCA marking documentation and compliance evidence.
- Participate in design reviews, presenting engineering solutions and implementing improvements based on feedback.
- Attend field commissioning campaigns, diagnose electrical and controls issues, and implement design improvements.
- Work collaboratively with mechanical engineering, software development and commissioning teams.
- Coach and mentor junior controls engineers, technicians and interns as the team grows.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Controls Engineering, Mechatronics or a closely related discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.
- At least five years’ experience designing and commissioning industrial control systems for commercial products or industrial plant.
- Strong working knowledge of at least one industrial PLC or motion-control platform, such as Codesys, Beckhoff TwinCAT, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens TIA or B&R.
- Working knowledge of industrial fieldbus systems, such as EtherCAT, CANopen, Profinet or Ethernet/IP.
- Strong practical electrical build capabilities, including reading and producing schematics, cable sizing, cabinet wiring and cold-start commissioning.
- Experience with machinery safety, including ISO 12100 risk assessment, ISO 13849 category/performance-level design and functional safety device integration.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Full clean UK driving licence and willingness to undertake field work across Scotland and wider UK growing regions.
JR375: Electronics & Controls Engineer
Location: Dundee, Scotland, with field work across Scotland and wider UK growing regions
Salary: £60,000 – £78,000 Per Annum + Benefits
Electronics & Controls Engineer • Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland
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Electronics & Controls Engineer in Dundee employer: First Military Recruitment
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