Design/Control System Engineer Location: Salary: depending upon experience plus benefits
FirstClass Safety & Control Ltd (FCSC), located in Colchester, is a provider of bespoke affordable control and safety solutions. The company delivers industrial automation control & safety systems and instrument services to customers worldwide, and serves multiple markets including rail, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, marine and others. The team has been working together for over 25 years developing bespoke adaptable control and safety systems to meet customers' needs worldwide. This is a full-time on-site role for a Control System Design Engineer located in Colchester. The Engineer will be responsible for control systems design, electrical engineering, systems engineering, PLC Programming, Testing and on site testing & commissioning of industrial automation control & safety systems.
Subsidised Gym Membership
~ Team Building Events
~25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
~ Annual Performance Based Bonus'
~ Annual Performance Review
~ Health & Wellbeing Programme
~ Pension Scheme
Developing complex designs, detailed layouts, mechanical design and wiring schematics for safety / control systems using AutoCAD.
Hardware and Software design engineering
PLC Programming – writing & developing code – Allan Bradley Rockwell, etc..
Reviewing project specifications and determining project requirements
Developing functional design specifications and documentation for new projects
Perform testing & validation of hardware/software systems
Optimising design via simulations, testing & development
Participate in design & technical meetings with customers/stakeholders
Internal System Testing of new systems.
On site commissioning of new systems both UK and worldwide
Selection of some of our Rail Safety and Control Projects:
Hitachi Manufacturing Test Facility – Newton Aycliffe
Northern Rail Manchester International Depot
Northern Rail Heaton Depot Fuel Road System
Etihad Rail - Al Faya Maintenance Facility & Etihad Rail Passenger Depot – Abu Dhabi, UAE
KiwiRail - Waltham Maintenance Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand
Siemens - HSR Project (Green Line) DPS - Ain Sokhna, Egypt
TAQA – Brae Field Safety Systems in Petrochemical industry
Many Marine projects globally also from MOD vessels to Superyachts
AutoCAD Knowledge & Experience – This is a must and we will require evidence of this prior to hiring.
Experienced in PLC programming – Allen Bradley as a minimum
Systems, Software & Hardware development experience
Degree in Control, Automation or Electrical Engineering is preferred
PLC / SCADA system design & development, including safety
Industrial communications experience – ProfiBus, Ethernet, DeviceNet
Experience with Emulation & Simulation software an advantage
Willing to travel throughout the UK & overseas if needed
Rail Industry knowledge would be advantageous