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ELECTRICAL CONTROLS DESIGN ENGINEER (office based)

Location:

Liverpool, UK

Job Type:

Permanent

Salary:

£55,000

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Consultant:

Sean Hogan

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Job Description

• Working as part of the Electrical Engineering team, the role will have total responsibility for electrical design activity. Ensuring all electrical design activities are managed in line with defined delivery dates, maintaining a high exacting quality standard and within a tight budgetary/financial framework.

Your Responsibilities

• Produce project specific control philosophies and associated design risk assessments.
• Design automated systems for machine control applications (concept design through to final design, installation and commissioning)
• Produce designs based on IEC standards and statutory legislation, in line with customer specification and project requirements.
• Control Panel design - General Arrangements, Detailed drawings, Schematics Diagrams, Motor Starters & Drives, Safety Circuits, etc.
• Specification of hardware and production of parts list, as well as Manufacturing specifications.
• PLC programming (typically Siemens and Allen Bradley)
• HMI programming
• Creation of machine technical manuals (Electrical/Controls content only)
• Must be willing to travel in UK, Europe and ROW during Commissioning Phase

Skills and Knowledge

Essential:
• Knowledge of machinery directive and subsequent standards
• Fully competent in the use of Eplan P8
• Design of software control systems using Siemens TIA Portal

Desirable:
• Knowledge of Pneumatic design
• Mechanical engineering skills

Experience

• HNC / HND / Engineering Degree in Electrical Engineering (or Equivalent), relevant to subject knowledge.
• Prior experience of developing control systems from concept design through to final design, installation and commissioning.
• CESE (Certified Electrical Safety Engineer)

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