Software & Automation Engineer

Overview

You will oversee system automation and control projects to meet capital, schedule, and handover criteria while applying technical automation expertise. The role supports the maintenance team, drives process improvements, and governs change and software best practices across site automation. You will manage data from machine level to enterprise systems, enabling actionable insights. You join a mission-driven team that values courage, trust, and collaboration and aims to improve healthcare delivery.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Day shift role
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Westfield healthcare
• Bluelight card

Responsibilities

• Manage automation and control projects to meet capital, schedule, and handover criteria
• Provide technical expertise on engineering and process improvement projects
• Develop automation, instrumentation, and process control specifications
• Govern change management and software best practices for site automation
• Support maintenance in resolving control and instrumentation issues
• Manage automation data from machine to enterprise level

Key requirements

• High competency in PLC operation, hardware and software
• Experience with electrical schematics, circuitry, control loops
• Experience with electrical panel wiring and device integration
• Familiarity with TCP/IP, Serial, fibre communications and automation system integration
• Experience in manufacturing automation, robotics and servo motion control
• Experience with SCADA, PCS, HMI and DCS
• Experience in validated environments; Computer System Validation (CSV) and regulatory compliance
• Experience working in an agile software environment
• IT troubleshooting and repair skills (hardware/software)
• Automation data acquisition, management, storage, and enterprise presentation
• Database design/management; SQL, Oracle

• PLC operation and philosophy
• Electrical schematics and circuitry
• Electrical panel wiring and device configuration
• TCP/IP, Serial, fibre communications
• SCADA, PCS, HMI, DCS
• CSV and regulatory compliance

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