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Lead Automation Engineer | 12-Month Contract | Nailsea
We're supporting a leading engineering organisation in the search for an experienced Lead Automation Engineer to join their team on an initial 12-month contract based in Nailsea.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on complex industrial automation and control systems, leading software engineering activities from design through to testing and commissioning.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of automation software projects within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Develop, maintain and troubleshoot PLC and HMI/SCADA applications.
- Produce and review engineering documentation including Functional Design Specifications (FDS), Software Requirements Specifications (SRS), Software Design Documents (SDD) and test procedures.
- Support software testing, integration, commissioning and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with global engineering teams to deliver projects to customer specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Drive engineering best practices, software quality and standardisation across projects.
- Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
- 5+ years' experience in industrial automation and control systems.
- Strong PLC programming experience.
- Experience developing HMI/SCADA applications.
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP, OPC UA, CAN and Ethernet-based networks.
- Experience producing technical documentation including FDS, SRS and software design documentation.
- Understanding of software development methodologies and object-oriented programming principles.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Desirable
- Experience with TwinCAT (Beckhoff) PLCs.
- Experience with Ignition SCADA.
- Experience within subsea, oil & gas, energy or other highly regulated industrial environments.
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