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Controls Engineer

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

Salary :

Job Purpose

Design Machines for Automotive Manufacture (new & modify existing)

Why does the job exist and what is its significance into the organisation

To design control circuits for special purpose machines

To create functions list for machine control and populate with relevant cross referencing to controls circuits

To ensure safety both in designs and implementation in house and on customer sites

To provide guidance and advise on a technical level to other departments

To liaise with site teams to ensure smooth interaction between site and controls engineers

To represent tksy to our customers

To interface with both in house sub contract staff and exterior design resources

To support other departments within the company including Sales, Purchasing, HR, Finance and Factory

To work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

To support the controls requirements for both powertrain and car body technology sides of the business

State task responsibility Sentences should start with an action verb to describe the key activity (e.g. writing, repairing, advising, analysing, negotiating, controlling, rather than vaguer terms like "dealing with", "in charge of".

Working relationship i.e. who does the job holder liaise with in order to carry out this task – e.g. customer, supplier, different department etc. Are there dependencies on achieving these tasks?

Task Significance detail if the task has a high H&S priority or if it is a critical activity for the business (1=Business Critical, 2=Routine, 3=Low Importance)

Design Hardware circuits from the mechanical design concept and customer specifications (new & modify existing) with Eplan and AutoCAD packages

· Mechanical design

· Projects

· Customers

· Suppliers

· Purchasing

· Manufacturing (Internal/External)

· Site teams

1

Ensure Safety, Safety critical investigations

· Mechanical design, Projects, Customers, Shop floor, Site teams

1

Sales Proposal support

· Sales, Projects, Customer

3

Design feasibility evaluation ( FMEA, Safety Risk Assessments, Functions lists, Cycle timing diagrams, Calculations)

· Mechanical design, OEM's, Customer, Projects

2

Fluids circuit design

· Mechanical design, OEM's, customers

1

Requisitioning equipment

· Purchasing, OEM's, Site teams, Customer

2

Build and Implementation Support (through product lifecycle)

· Purchasing, Manufacturer (In house or Sub-Contractor), Site Team, Customer

2

Documentation support

· Documentation, Projects

3

Purchasing/Procurement Support (technical input, supplier info)

· Purchasing, Suppliers, Manufacturing

3

Technical Support (Onsite Engineering, Projects)

· Site Team, Customer, Projects, Manufacturing

2

CAD Administration

· Controls design, CAD suppliers, Customers, OEM

2

PLC Programming (Siemens S7, S7 TIA Portal, Rockwell)

· Mechanical design, other controls engineers, projects, customer

1

Commissioning and fault finding in house and on customer sites for both PLC and Fluids

· Mechanical design, Shop floor, Projects, Customer

1

Technical/Functional Competencies

Behavioural Competencies

Engineering HNC or above or equivalent years' experience

Experience of working in controls design

Experience in special purpose design with a knowledge of the latest standards

Good working knowledge of electrical circuit design

Attention to detail

Good communicator at all levels.

Deadline driven

Flexible to changes in workload

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