Controls Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Slough
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£45,000 / year
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Allen Bradley PLCs HMI Programming Structured Text Ladder Logic Ethernet/Modbus Protocols Embedded C/C++ Electrical Schematics Project Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Controls Engineer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is recruiting a Controls Engineer. Reference: CHacs356 | Location: Slough | Salary: £30,000 - £45,000 per annum

Job Responsibilities

  • Developing and maintaining their range of equipment using Allen Bradley PLCs Micro800, CompactLogix and associated HMIs by writing well structured PLC / HMI code
  • Creating function blocks in structured text and ladder logic, taking forward their intuitive HMI style across all their platforms
  • Able to work with senior management and develop a clear to understand Control philosophy and when agreed a detailed FDS leading to clear concise software and maintain documentation
  • An understanding of how to integrate the system into customer's overall control system using Ethernet and Modbus protocols
  • Help troubleshoot issues with software and hardware in Test department
  • Reporting, communicating, and working with other departments as a team
  • Planning and managing own projects and work packages
  • Commissioning and start-up of larger special projects when service need assistance
  • Provide Tier 3 software support to colleagues and customers when required

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or Controls based qualification
  • Good project management and problem-solving skills
  • Give ideas and new concepts to improve the products
  • Good communication skills
  • Be able to read, understand electrical and control schematics and suggest innovative designs
  • Be able to develop User-Defined Function Blocks (UDFB) in the code
  • Write control philosophies and FDS
  • Good experience of developing and designing code for PLC / HMI
  • Good experience and understanding of working with 4-20mA signals
  • Firmware engineering and experience in embedded C / C++ and other visual languages
  • Project Management tools like PRINCE 2 or similar
  • EMC testing experience
  • Good understanding of water / process engineering
  • Fault finding and be able to work comfortably up to 480V-500Vac
  • Work with technical author and test team in the development of test protocols for production

How to Apply

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are recruiting for a Controls Engineer. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Controls Engineer, please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Controls Engineer. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Controls Engineer with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Controls Engineer role you desire.

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