Controls Design Engineer - CONTRACT

A well-established and growing business delivering a record year in 2025 with a strong pipeline of new orders landing this year and next and involvement in high-profile flagship projects in the transportation sector! With over 50 years of heritage this is a close-knit and supportive team looking for some specific project support in a few key areas.

Info about what the Controls Engineer role entails

We are looking for x4 Controls Engineers to work on SCADA Systems design & integration for a variety of flagship projects including the design of remote terminal units for the 'field/front end'. With multiple positions and various projects ongoing, either SCADA design, HMI design configuring & building function blocks for the RTUs or PLC programming with Mitsubishis PLCs.

Essential Requirements of the Controls Design Engineer

• SCADA design experience - pulling together the I/O schedules, generating design reports, design drawings, schematics, schedules, documentation, writing of test specifications or physical testing from test specs.

OR 

• Understanding of SCADA/HMI systems (either Codra Panorama or Mitsubishi Iconics) for the front end (they use both) configuring & building function blocks for the RTUs

OR

• Working knowledge of Mitsubishi PLCs (iQ-R, iQ-F/S or Q Series) and their integration within SCADA systems

Desirable Requirements of the Controls Design Engineer

• Experience working with RTUs within power or infrastructure environments, including exposure to systems such as Siemens, Telent, or ABB
• Understanding of rail or traction power environments (e.g. Network Rail, Tyne & Wear Metro), including how end clients operate and manage control systems
• Ability to develop and execute test strategies, including, Integration of RTUs and PLCs (e.g. Mitsubishi iQ-R)
• Creation of FAT/SAT documentation
• Production of design and test documentation
• Customer facing experience

Benefits

• Outside IR35
• Long term contracts
• Flexible hybrid working

If you feel you are suitable and interested in this role, APPLY NOW with an up to date CV. We also pay referral fees if you can suggest another suitable person that isn’t already known to us.

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