Team Leader Automation Software (PLC / Controls)
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Salary: £54,000 – £60,000 per year
Team Leader Automation Software ( PLC / Controls )
Our client, a successful International Systems and Software House, requires a Team Leader for the Automation Software team (PLC and microprocessor development) reporting to the software manager. The successful candidate will require strong team management and development skills as well as demonstrable technical expertise.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the capabilities of the department with respect to PLC and microprocessor deployment through his or her own activities and through leading the permanent employees and contract employees deployed on this aspect of the business.
Responsibilities:
Hands on life full lifecycle development of microprocessor, PLC and Wonderware based software (60-80% of time)
Act as subject matter expert and champion best practice for the team
Scope and deliver software elements specific to the automation software team
Liaise with wider project teams to establish software objectives and deliver on these to time and scope with appropriate levels of quality
Supervise the appointed team – either directly or indirectly as required – to deliver the agreed projects, to time and with an appropriate high standard of accuracy.
Work with the software manager to create and deliver sustainable software product architectures over the long term with a convergent and controlled code base.
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will ideally have:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master’s or higher degree preferred
Demonstrable commercial application experience in PLC and microprocessor development with expertise in appropriate tools such as Siemens Step7, Wonderware Intouch AchestrA IDE, etc.
Development experience using STL and Ladder
Familiarity with 8051 family of microprocessors
Extensive experience of code management, refactoring and legacy migration
Practical abilities with diverse communications systems such as RS232, TCP, RS485
Practical knowledge of different software development methodologies
Experienced with code management in an environment concurrently coding new features and fixing bugs
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