Electronics Engineer

Description

Proteus Europe operating as an employment business, is currently looking for some PLC Electrical/Controls systems Engineers to work with our clients engineering team which produces state of the art plant control and IT Systems.

• Be qualified to at least HNC level in an appropriate subject and with a minimum of three years relevant experience.
• Have a good knowledge and understanding of PLC software for plant control and experience of producing software for Schneider (Modicon) and/or Siemens S7 PLCs.
• Have a good knowledge and understanding of electrical engineering for medium and low voltage power distribution, instrumentation and related cabling, panel design for motor starters and PLC systems etc.
• Be capable of demonstrating a structured approach to justifying key engineering decisions.
• Be able to work under own initiative, be well motivated and enthusiastic, with the ability to communicate with other engineering disciplines within the design/project team. Engineers will be required to interface with the client and other project partners at all levels.
• Have good personal planning, organisational and analytical skills.
• Be capable of working to challenging programme and budgetary constraints.
• Good personal planning and organisational skills.

• A good degree in electrical/electronic engineering together with chartered status or the potential to acquire chartered status
• A knowledge of any of the following: -
  • Other brands of PLC including Rockwell (Allen-Bradley)
  • FactoryLink and InTouch SCADA packages
• A working knowledge of AutoCad.
• Experience of working to quality assurance systems certified to ISO9001.
• Experience of complex baggage handling system designs

Activities and Responsibilities

The job would involve some or all of the following responsibilities:

• Development and maintenance of PLC software for plant control.
• Ability to follow design quality procedures in an auditable manner.
• Electrical engineering for power distribution and control
• Liaison with the CAD Designers
• Generation of specifications at all levels
• Programming in high level languages
• Interfacing of control systems
• Liaison at all levels with customers and other project partners.
• Testing and commissioning at the customers' site and sub-contractors
• Engineering Team leadership
• Cost control and reporting
• Project Engineering of smaller to moderate sized projects
• Contribute to the generation of the overall and detailed project programme, including considerations for phased implementation and handover.