Job Description Job Title: Software Engineer Location: Liverpool, UK Salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum. Hours: Monday - Thursday 9am – 5pm, Friday 9am – 1pm (Work from home Wednesday & Friday) 37.5 hours including flexible working between 7:30 - 9:30 & 16:00 – 18:00. Permanent Start Date: ASAP Job Overview: Our clients are at the forefront of designing and engineering advanced technology to support process development within the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Their focus is to help clients and partners address challenging manufacturing processes by providing fit-for-purpose solutions from their wide range of Microsphere Processing, Filtration and Drying ranges. We are looking for a Software Engineer to design and develop software aspects of machinery to a project specification and in line with the project schedule and budget. Benefits 25 days plus bank holidays Pension 4% employee & employer Income protection scheme (80% salary) Death in Service (4 x salary) RAC cover (breakdown and recovery) Company events Free on-site Parking Hybrid Working – Mon, Tues & Thurs Office, Wed & Fri at home Laptops and screens for hybrid working provided. Flexible starts and finish between: 7:30 – 9:30 & 16:00 – 18:00 1pm finish on a Friday (if have worked contracted 37.5 hours by this time Responsibilities: Confer with engineers, customers and others to discuss existing or potential engineering projects and products. Design, implement & maintain PLC HMI Software. (Siemens and Allen Bradley) Direct and co-ordinate construction, installation, maintenance, support, documentation and testing activities to ensure compliance with specifications, codes and customer requirements. Observe operations to ensure conformance to design and equipment specifications and compliance with operational and safety standards. Prepare specifications for purchase of materials and equipment. Supervise and train project team members as necessary. Investigate and test vendors’ and competitors’ products. Prepare and study specifications of control systems to ensure that operations conform to standards and customer requirements. Investigate customer complaints, determine nature and extent of problem and recommend remedial measures. Develop budgets, estimating labour, material and construction costs. (Occasionally) Compile data and write reports regarding existing and potential engineering studies and projects. IQ / OQ support on site. (Occasional) Qualifications and Skills: Software Engineering Degree or equivalent experience Siemens S7, TIA Portal Win CC & SCADA Systems Scripts VB/C PLC & HMI Organisation and prioritisation skills Excellent IT skills including MS Office This role will be office based but will require an incumbent to also work within our clients assembly area during a projects life cycle. Some travel to client sites may also be required including international travel from time to time (once or twice a year). Our clients are passionate about what they do. Their innovative solutions enable pharmaceutical manufacturers to improve their processes and adopt the latest advances to produce their medicines in a safer, better and more cost-effective way. Their technology is used every day to develop new-generation drugs benefiting millions of patients globally and they are proud to be involved in fighting some of the greatest health issues around the world. EC&I Partners is acting as an employment business and an employment agency. jessicaeci