Automation Engineer (Field Service) Location: Belfast
Excellent Salary + Company Vehicle
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Automation Engineer to join a growing engineering team, supporting and developing automation systems across a range of manufacturing facilities.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and maintenance of industrial automation equipment, with a particular focus on PLC, HMI and SCADA systems. This is a varied hands-on role combining project work, system improvements, technical support and fault finding.
The Role Key responsibilities will include:
- Programming, developing and maintaining PLC control systems for industrial processes.
- Designing and configuring HMI and SCADA applications to support production operations.
- Providing technical support to operations and maintenance teams, diagnosing and resolving automation and control-related issues.
- Testing, debugging and optimising automation programmes to ensure reliable equipment performance.
- Working alongside Electrical Engineers and Technicians on the design, assembly, installation and modification of electrical control panels.
- Interpreting electrical drawings and schematics to support installation and fault finding.
- Configuring and testing control panels ahead of Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
- Implementing and troubleshooting industrial communication protocols between PLCs, HMIs, SCADA and other automation equipment.
- Carrying out onsite instrumentation installation, configuration, calibration and servicing.
The Person The successful candidate will ideally have:
- PLC programming and SCADA configuration experience.
- Experience with HMI development, industrial communication protocols and automation fault finding.
- A good understanding of electrical control panels, including wiring, installation and modification.
- The ability to interpret electrical drawings and technical schematics.
- Strong industrial instrumentation knowledge, including calibration, servicing and maintenance.
- A recognised apprenticeship in Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering, ideally supported by further technical or higher-level qualifications.
Interested?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Automation Engineer or Controls Engineer looking to take on a varied role involving both hands-on engineering and automation project development.
For further information or a confidential discussion, get in touch today. Click apply or reach out to
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Skills:MAINTENANCE ENGINEER ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION LEADER
Benefits:Vehicle & Benefits
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