This position is no longer open for applications

Control System Engineer

Our Client is currently seeking a Control Systems Engineer. The ideal candidate is to have good practical experience commissioning Siemens variable speed drives, Siemens PLC (STEP 7) and Siemens 840D CNC controls.

Position Type: Permanent
Contract: Full Time- (Working Hours: Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 4pm, Friday 7.30am - 3pm)

Responsibilities

▪ Commission our range of CNC grinding machines.
▪ Measuring system calibrations and preparation of the machine for production trials.
▪ Loading of module data files, initial power on tests, drive calibration & drive tuning.
▪ Test of electrical control circuits & Test safety circuits.
▪ Load & Test of CNC system & HMI (Siemens 840D) & Load & Test digital drives (Mainly Siemens).
▪ Design of control circuits (hardware and software), for additional equipment test safety circuits.
▪ Functional Testing of the machine tool to product and contract specifications.
▪ Machine alignment & laser calibration.
▪ Provide Customer support.

This position requires a well-motivated, confident Control System Engineer who can demonstrate the following;

▪ Ability to read electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic circuit diagrams.
▪ Experienced with AC & DC control circuits (LV).
▪ Experienced with setup and commissioning of inverter drives & servo motors.
▪ Good working knowledge of actuators & sensors.
▪ Practical experience of fault finding on electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
▪ Have understanding and practical working knowledge of CNC machine tools.
▪ Experience of reading & writing PLC programs (STEP 7).
▪ Competent use of PC equipment, windows, office applications, STEP 7 and EPLAN.P8.
▪ Basic NC Programming experience (Siemens 840D experience advantageous).