Graduate Engineer – Electronics Engineer in England

C-Tech Automation is seeking to expand their mechanical design and development capability, with a Graduate Mechanical Engineer with interests and competencies in design and build as well as an interest in mechatronic systems. We’d like you to join our rapidly expanding team to support our current and future equipment designs from simple hand-operated manual line-side systems through to complex production equipment.

Job Details

• Salary: Competitive
• Job Type: Full Time (37.5 Hours per Week)

Key Requirements:

• 2:2 or above BEng degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Engineering – Electronic Systems: Supporting our mechanical and software team, you will be working alongside them to develop the electronic control systems capable of connecting the software to the hardware. You will undertake the electrical design of the machines from the incoming power to the 24VDC sensors on our actuators. You will design our control panels, in-machine mounted back-planes, and small control systems like our new IIoT device Plankton. You will design the communications networks around our machines based on Ethernet connections, using EtherCAT®, ModBUS TCP, TCP/IP, and FTP on many of our solutions. You will track development, bug-fixing, and testing your own designs, and you’ll be responsible for building some of the hardware to get familiar with sensors, sensing systems, smart cameras, cabling, and connectivity. You’ll also be responsible for your own documentation and generating your designs.
• Project Engineering – Control Cabinets: All our control systems need control cabinets or control back-planes that are both suited to the application and safe. You will develop your skills in assembly, wiring, and testing of these, meaning you’ll need to undertake 18th Edition training locally.
• Project Engineering – Safety, CE/UKCA, Risk Assessments and PUWER: You will design with safety and risk-mitigation in mind and be responsible for the creation of the system Technical File which will include your calculations, bills-of-materials, and risk assessments.
• Sales Support: Support C-Tech in generating commercial revenue by assisting with customer visits, attending tradeshows, presenting the C-Tech business, and creating case studies of significant project work. Promote C-Tech through social media platforms.
• Administration: Work with C-Tech in generating commercial proposals including supporting the generation of project quotes and project plans using SCRUM or agile methodology. Maintain project files and folders using MS Teams and use the C-Tech Git to safely store your software, comments, and control versions.

About C-Tech

C-Tech is unique, solving automation challenges in the chilled food manufacturing sector by designing and developing novel, simple systems that aim to reduce the sector’s reliance on manual labour. Working in one of the fastest-moving, complex, and dynamic environments, the chilled food sector presents exciting challenges. Unlike other small businesses, we’re linked to the Seafresh Group, making us an on-site R&D facility with access to chilled food manufacturer Blue Earth Foods, a top-tier supplier to market-leader Marks and Spencer. We’re an equal opportunity employer, keen to change the face of Engineering in the Food sector.

What You Get: All the experience and exposure you can handle. With an array of 3D printers and a well-setup workshop, you will be at the cutting edge of development working in real-time with the rest of the team.

Technical Approach: We focus on simple, easy-to-use, low-cost machines that utilise off-the-shelf automation components along with a mix of 3D printed and machined parts. We use Beckhoff PLC software, Cognex vision systems, and Festo pneumatics; we design, develop, and build all our own equipment.

Your Development: You’ll get exposure on everything, led by a Chartered Engineer (IET). C-Tech has experience in the professional registration process and can support your professional development from Incorporated through to Chartered Engineer for the IET and IMechE.