Control Systems Engineer

Controls Design Engineer

Location: Banbury

Rate: Negotiable

Duration: 6 months rolling

Purpose of Role: To provide complete controls design including electrical design, software design and commissioning within cost and time scale constraints of a material-handling project, whilst ensuring the solution meets the requirements of the project

Reporting to: Controls Team Leader - IS

Principal Accountabilities:

Main Job Objectives
To maintain good relationships with all internal and external customers, through provision of a high quality service.
To maintain Dematic's image as a top quality, professional company, by adopting an honest, professional and attentive approach.

Specific Responsibilities - Electrical Design
To interpret design input information to produce control system designs.
To produce design and manufacturing programmes.
Production of all associated documentation including, but not limited to, design calculations, design specifications, operation and maintenance manuals, and test specifications.
Design and production of electrical layout and schematic drawings using appropriate CAD tools.
Procurement of electrical control panels and liaise with suppliers on technical matters.
Procurement of electrical installation services and liaise with suppliers on technical matters.
Liaise with electrical installation supervisors and subcontractors.

Specific Responsibilities - Software Design
To produce material flow specifications
To produce a visualisation database
To assist in Factory testing of the visualisation system prior to sending to site
Design, production and test of conveyor control software.

Specific Responsibilities - Commissioning
To produce required Health and Safety documentation including, but not limited to Method Statements and Risk Assessments
To commission controls systems on site and to provide support to system commissioning activities.
To provide conveyor system training for the end user.

General Responsibilities
To liaise with Project Sales and Project Engineers during project phase.
To liaise with Project Managers, Customer and sub-contractors during order execution phase.
To liaise with purchase departments.
To provide technical information to any department so entitled, ie Mechanical Design, Projects Sales, Service, Spares.
To maintain and use wherever possible, standard product information for the execution of orders.
Where necessary to develop special and new standard solutions to suit specific projects and new markets.
To innovate wherever possible to improve our delivered product to the end customer (eg reduced price, reduced time-scale, improved functionality).
To provide technical backup to the service team as required, including bug fixes, enhancements and modifications.
To maintain and improve upon personal skills related to the position, through experience and training.
To comply with the company policy as defined in the Staff Handbook, Safety Manual, and Quality Assurance Manual.

Knowledge & Experience Required:
Essential: HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering
Desirable: Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline
Beneficial to have held a similar role
Previous use of CAD tools
Supplier negotiations

If you feel this role is of relevance to you please send me your CV or alternatively you can contact me