Control System Engineer

Job description

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Principal/Senior Controls Engineer to join a specialist engineering business with decades of expertise delivering advanced control systems.

Principal/Senior Controls Engineer

To £70k + BUPA, Life Assurance. Hybrid, Flexible Working

Lincolnshire. Ref: 25593

Working on technically challenging projects from tender through to commissioning, you'll take a leading role in the design, development and delivery of bespoke Rockwell PLC-based control systems while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams and supporting the continued evolution of innovative control technologies.

The Role:

• Lead the design, development and implementation of PLC-based control systems
• Produce functional design specifications, software architectures, hardware designs, networking documentation and interface specifications
• Develop, test and validate control system software, ensuring solutions meet customer, safety and quality requirements
• Support projects throughout the full life cycle, from tendering and detailed design through to FAT, SAT, commissioning and customer handover
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, manufacturing, project delivery and commissioning activities
• Work closely with customers, suppliers and internal teams to deliver high-quality control system solutions
• Support Factory and Site Acceptance Testing, installation, commissioning and post-project technical support
• Contribute to continuous improvement, technical standards and the development of future control system products
• Provide technical support to business development activities, customer meetings and project bids

Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Electrical, Electronic, Control, Instrumentation or Automation Engineering
• Minimum 5 years' experience developing PLC-based industrial control systems
• Experience designing hardware and software for gas turbine control or fuel systems
• Strong knowledge of PLC programming, control system architecture and industrial networking
• Previous commissioning and site installation experience
• Experience producing technical documentation including Functional Design Specifications, FAT/SAT documentation and test procedures
• Excellent fault-finding, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work closely with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Technical leadership experience and a passion for mentoring engineers would be advantageous
• Offshore Safety Survival Certificate would be beneficial

Interested?

Located in Lincolnshire, this role would be commutable from Newark, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Grantham, Scunthorpe, Retford and surrounding areas.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Lincolnshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English