Description
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 projectsand 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 to Mahfuzul or alternatively you can contact me via phone