Project Engineer – Automation and Electrical

Salary: £54,000 – £66,000 per year

Are you a Project Engineer (Manager designate), skilled in Automation and Electrical Systems Engineering with in-depth experience of Omron seeking a career development opportunity to use your technical abilities, team working and self-managing skills, where you will have interesting and rewarding projects to manage?

This global leader who supplies major automated manufacturing systems worldwide into the food, agricultural and further processing sectors, are going through a time of exceptional growth in the UK and Europe. As the Project Engineer, you will be collaborating closely with the product development and multi-disciplinary engineering design teams through the business development teams. You will be responsible for ensuring the control systems and electrical designs using EPLan, meet the customers needs, are delivered on time to the required standards, and as the automation technical expert, that the control software you develop deliver great production efficiency.

Project Engineer – Automation and Electrical – What you will be doing:

Project Management: –

* Take the sold project concept through specification, design and customer approval to delivery in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary engineering team

* Working with the sales team provide technical advice and expertise, suggest improvements, and assist with the development of electrical designs

* Using predominantly Omrom, develop the automation software and PLC code for the motion control of the specialist equipment and machinery to achieve customer requirements of production efficiency

* Supervise, check, resolve any problems and ensure all is correct and compliant, then prepare, support, and review the accompanying manuals

* Once the machinery has been built, test the systems and coding before shipping to the customer

* Travel to site and assist with the electrical and automation installs, training, commissioning, and hand over to the customer.

* Once commissioned, provide excellent technical support to the customer via site visits, phone, or online contact

Technical Sales: –

* Prepare customer pricing schedules in conjunction with the electrical team for bespoke electrical / automation solutions

* Support the sales team with technical advice and work very closely with the customers to promote outstanding electrical automation control systems

* Be the technical ambassador for the customer, demonstrating your expertise and commercial astuteness

Project Engineer skills, values, and qualifications:

* Electrical engineering qualification with demonstrable experience in design and development

* Strong skills required in Omron, with some knowledge of Siemens, Rockwell / Allen Bradley, Schneider or GE platforms

* Experience using AutoCAD, ePLAN, or similar CAD systems plus the development of in-house standards, FD’s and functions blocks

* PLC, HMI, VSD programming and configuration experience for automated machinery and equipment

* Motion control, pneumatics and hydraulic experience would be very useful

* Project management experience or the capacity to develop your skill set to embrace this skill

* You’ll be personable with great communication skills, and an active team player

* You’ll need to be flexible as there will be some travel to customer sites in the UK/Ireland and occasionally Europe. Options available to work from home 2/3 days/week

* From suggesting improvements to identifying sustainable options, this dynamic role will be a real treat and great career development opportunity

About the company: Established for nearly 60 years, this international specialist engineering business has grown and grown. They specialise in automated production and processing lines, turning over internationally in excess of £35M. Projects in the UK/Europe range from £10K to £10M. For a unique career move, where you will be working on complex projects, this is a once in a life-time opportunity.

Actively interviewing and ready to hire immediately, please upload your CV using the link provided or contact Deborah

Salary and benefits: £54,000 – £66,000, Laptop, Mobile, UK Pension, Private Healthcare Insurance (AXA). Discretionary Bonus, relocation package may be available. WFH about 2 days/week

Opportunity to work with: Electrical | OMRON | Siemens | Allen Bradley | Rockwell | GE / | automation | control systems | engineering | project management | Motion control | Pneumatics | Hydraulic | CAD | AutoCAD | ePLAN PLC | HMI |

You must be eligible to work in the UK and have UK settled status to apply for this role.

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