Controls Engineer

Role: Controls Project Engineer

Location: Cambridge

Duration 6/12 months rolling

Rate: Negotiable

Start Date: ASAP

PURPOSE OF JOB
With our strong investment in research and development, and culture of continuous improvement, Hexcel is the industry leader in the manufacturing of industrial fabrics and composite materials. Over 5,000 people work for Hexcel at various manufacturing sites, sales offices and R&T centres around the globe we call them our "Strength Within"

PURPOSE OF JOB
Provide Electrical & Controls Engineering skill and knowledge to the Project Engineering team.
Successfully lead and participate in engineering projects on site.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Participating in multiple engineering projects including working with suppliers to ensure achievement of time, cost and performance targets.
Develop concepts into detailed control specifications in a broad range of engineering areas.
Creating, maintaining electrical, instrumentation and controls documentation.
Key part of the engineering team supporting the safe operation of the site, including the use of industry standard risk assessment techniques, issuing and controlling safe system of work permits.
Supporting Site Breakdowns as required, inclusion in the on call rota system.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Project Engineer with a Controls background
Recognised Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent
Project engineering experience in a manufacturing or process environment
Project management experience within multi-disciplinary teams
Experience including design and specification of industrial chemical processes or similar.
Rockwell PLC knowledge required (Logix 5000 & 500, plus RS view)
Demonstrable ability to lead and control capital projects.
Experience of industry standard risk assessment techniques such as HAZOP, FMEA.
ATEX & commissioning experience would be advantageous.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom.

Hexcel is a NYSE listed international producer of composite materials, reinforcements and structures serving commercial aerospace, space & defense, and various industrial markets. The company is a leader in the production of honeycombs, prepregs and other fibres reinforced Matrix systems, woven and specialty reinforcements, carbon fibres and aircraft structures. Hexcel materials are used in thousands of products, making everyday life easier and safer for millions of people around the world. The lightweight, tailorable nature of our materials has helped transform numerous industries over the past 60 years by making products lighter, stronger and faster. We are the strength within many of today's lightweight, high-performance products.