About this role
The role:
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Control Engineer to join our Control Systems Team. The successful candidate will design control & automation systems for a range of Royal IHC products in the Offshore Energy sector; ensuring solutions clients’ needs are met in a professional & timely manner.
You will be responsible for:
• Writing specifications, developing PLC code & HMI/SCADA solutions for a variety of Royal IHC equipment. • Providing technical support during the construction phase of projects; including involvement in the commissioning & testing of equipment. • Efficient management & prioritisation of workload. • Taking ownership of the tasks assigned through to successful delivery within the specified time & budget. • Delivering a high standard of work in line with our software quality control procedures.
Job requirements:
• Excellent technical knowledge of Control, Automation and Safety Systems • Appropriate Computer/Engineering related qualification (degree/HND) or comparable industrial experience • Relevant experience in: • Design of control & automation systems • Programming of PLC, HMI & SCADA systems • Commissioning & Testing of industrial control systems • Involvement throughout the whole project lifecycle, from design through coding to testing, installation and documentation • Working for clients in the marine, subsea, oil & gas and renewables market. • Recent experience of a similar role in a bespoke engineering environment • Role requires a mixture of working from Royal IHC Ltd Grey Street office, Port of Blyth production facility and other client sites / vessels around the world. • Experience of working to ISO9001 or equivalent in a project based organisation. • A high level of competence with IT systems and tools
Desirable Skills / Attributes:
• Experience of Siemens TIA Portal / Unified (preferred) • Experience of Rockwell or Mitsubishi platforms • Experience of configuring & commissioning Variable Speed Drives (Siemens, Nidec & ABB) • Previous experience within the Marine / Offshore / Subsea environment • Knowledge & experience of relevant functional safety standards (IEC61508, IEC61511, IEC13849)
Benefits we can offer you:
• Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme. • Pension: 7% employer plus 5% employee contribution Salary Exchange scheme. • Death in service: 4 x annual salary. • Health Cover: Individual cover provided with BUPA (family members can be added at a subsidised cost). • Cycle Scheme: Cycle to work package available up to £2500. • Holiday: 25 days plus statutory bank holidays with the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days