Controls & Automation Engineer

Rugby - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description Summary

GE Vernovas Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the worlds major energy maritime and industrial organizations helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization including through our specialist motors drives and control technologies.

Job Description

As a Controls and Automation Engineer you will be responsible for delivering control system projects primarily for Marine Offshore and Naval applications.

This technical role entails working with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and assisting senior engineer to design implement and test our Controls & Automation Systems solutions to meet both customer and marine classification society requirements.

In this role you will focus on:

Supporting the engineering activities during the production of control systems from the receipt of an order to handing over to the customer after commissioning and testing on the vessel at sea.
Assisting lead engineer to produce design installation and test documentation; maintaining this documentation throughout the project cycle.
Working with the Drawing Office to produce equipment drawings electrical wiring diagrams cable interconnection drawings and interface schedules.
Assisting lead engineer to perform the functional design of HMI PLC Architecture Networks and Communications Interfaces using standard hardware and software components.
Writing PLC software using IEC 61131-3 programming languages e.g. Ladder Diagram (LD) Function Block Diagram (FBD) Structured Text (ST) Instruction List (IL) and Sequential Function Chart (SFC).
Designing tagging and testing control system mimics using HMI SCADA packages.
Assisting during Internal testing of control systems leading to a formal Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with customer and classification society.
Supporting the commissioning and sea-trials phase of the project; normally from the office but with the possibility of visiting the vessel.

We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:

A relevant degree in Electrical Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering (or equivalent) or basic relevant experience in a professional engineering environment.
Basic understanding and experience of designing and integrating control & automation project solutions.
Good understanding of programming PLCs
Basic knowledge of Industrial communication protocols e.g. Modbus (RTU/TCP IP) OPC-UA Profibus Profinet etc.
Unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

What will make you stand out:

Working towards achieving Chartered Engineer status.
Basic knowledge/awareness of Operational Technology (OT) cyber security.
Basic Knowledge of Functional Safety as per IEC 61508.
Willingness to travel and to spend periods of time on commissioning activities domestically and overseas.

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK SC clearance) as part of the hiring process. Read more on national security vetting levels here.

You can expect from us:

Challenging and exciting world-first projects.
Flexible work arrangements.
Competitive salary and eligibility for Bonus.
Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits include: Employer Pension Contribution (not subject to individual contribution) Income protection Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
26 days vacation bank holidays.

Flexible Working at GE Vernova

We know that life doesnt fit into a one-size-fits-all schedule. Thats why we support flexible working adaptable start and finish times or compressed hours where possible. We trust our people to manage their work in a way that suits them while delivering results on world-first projects.

Required Experience:

Job Description SummaryGE Vernovas Power Conversion & Storage business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the worlds major energy maritime and industrial organizations helping to enable ...

Job Description Summary

Job Description

As a Controls and Automation Engineer you will be responsible for delivering control system projects primarily for Marine Offshore and Naval applications.

In this role you will focus on:

Supporting the engineering activities during the production of control systems from the receipt of an order to handing over to the customer after commissioning and testing on the vessel at sea.
Assisting lead engineer to produce design installation and test documentation; maintaining this documentation throughout the project cycle.
Working with the Drawing Office to produce equipment drawings electrical wiring diagrams cable interconnection drawings and interface schedules.
Assisting lead engineer to perform the functional design of HMI PLC Architecture Networks and Communications Interfaces using standard hardware and software components.
Writing PLC software using IEC 61131-3 programming languages e.g. Ladder Diagram (LD) Function Block Diagram (FBD) Structured Text (ST) Instruction List (IL) and Sequential Function Chart (SFC).
Designing tagging and testing control system mimics using HMI SCADA packages.
Assisting during Internal testing of control systems leading to a formal Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) with customer and classification society.
Supporting the commissioning and sea-trials phase of the project; normally from the office but with the possibility of visiting the vessel.

We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:

A relevant degree in Electrical Electronics or Industrial Control Systems Engineering (or equivalent) or basic relevant experience in a professional engineering environment.
Basic understanding and experience of designing and integrating control & automation project solutions.
Good understanding of programming PLCs
Basic knowledge of Industrial communication protocols e.g. Modbus (RTU/TCP IP) OPC-UA Profibus Profinet etc.
Unrestricted Right to Work in the United Kingdom.

What will make you stand out:

Working towards achieving Chartered Engineer status.
Basic knowledge/awareness of Operational Technology (OT) cyber security.
Basic Knowledge of Functional Safety as per IEC 61508.
Willingness to travel and to spend periods of time on commissioning activities domestically and overseas.

You can expect from us:

Challenging and exciting world-first projects.
Flexible work arrangements.
Competitive salary and eligibility for Bonus.
Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits include: Employer Pension Contribution (not subject to individual contribution) Income protection Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
26 days vacation bank holidays.

Flexible Working at GE Vernova

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Continuous Integration
APIs
Automotive software
Test Cases
Electrical Engineering
Junit
Distributed Control Systems
Testng
Java
Test Automation
Programmable Logic Controllers
Selenium

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