Control Systems Engineer - Coventry - 35k per annum

Control System Engineer

We are currently seeking a Control Systems Engineer for our Coventry based client.
The ideal candidate is to have good practical experience commissioning Siemens variable speed drives
(S120), Siemens PLC (STEP 7 / TIA) and Siemens CNC controls.

Position Type: Permanent
Contract: Full Time- (Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 4pm, Friday 7.30am - 3pm)

Responsibilities

• Commission our range of CNC machine tools.
• Test of electrical control circuits & Test safety circuits.
• Configure, load and test PLC / CNC Controls (Mainly Siemens).
• Measuring system calibrations and preparation of the machine for production trials.
• Load & Test of CNC system, HMI (Siemens), Servo drives (Mainly Siemens).
• Design of control circuits (hardware and PLC).
• Functional Testing of the machine tool to product and contract specifications.
• Ensure compliance with CE / UKCA requirements.
• Provide Customer support.

This position requires a well-motivated, confident Control System Engineer who can demonstrate the
following;

• Ability to read electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic circuit diagrams.
• Experienced with AC & DC control circuits (LV).
• Experienced with setup and commissioning of inverter drives & servo motors.
• Good working knowledge of actuators & sensors.
• Practical experience of fault finding on electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Have understanding and practical working knowledge of CNC machine tools.
• Experience of reading & writing PLC programs (TIA Portal & STEP 7).
• Competent use of PC equipment, windows, office applications, TIA/STEP 7 and EPLAN.
• Basic NC Programming experience (Siemens 840D experience advantageous).