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Our client, a global food manufacturing company with a rich heritage and a portfolio of iconic brands, is seeking a talented and motivated Regional Operational Technology Consultant to join their team. Based in the UK with travel to UK sites (North), this permanent role offers the opportunity to lead the control and automation systems infrastructure strategy for their UK factories. Organisation Overview: Our client is dedicated to innovation, sustainability, and creating satisification for customers worldwide. With a presence in over 120 countries, they believe in fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and personal growth. Role Summary: As the Regional Operational Technology Consultant, you will proactively manage the OT environment, focusing on obsolescence, security, new installations, hardware and software standards, and driving new OT technology solutions for supply chain improvements. Responsibilities: Lead control and automation systems infrastructure at primary support sites. Provide central support and project development resources for factory automation systems. Collaborate with maintenance technicians and project teams to support factory automation infrastructure. Ensure compliance with and contribute to setting general IT standards and strategies. Document systems at respective factories and share knowledge with the wider team. Manage installations to ensure compliance with statutory regulations and group standards. Create and maintain a roadmap for systems development and technology obsolescence. Manage 3rd party contractors for project implementation and support purposes. Essential Skills & Experience: 5+ years in a complex control systems environment. Strong technical knowledge of at least one of Siemens PLCs, WinCC SCADA, Iconics Genesis SCADA, Rockwell Logix platform. 3+ years of IT knowledge and experiences. Good technical knowledge of at least 2 of IP networking, Windows OS configuration, SQL Server management, OPC configuration, Active Directory, SCCM, Intune, Defender. Strong stakeholder management skills and experience. High personal drive, time management, prioritization skills. Desirable Skills & Experience: Experience with Siemens PCS7 systems, Automated Warehouse Systems, IoT, and OT security. Systems development and requirement analysis. Excellent team leadership skills. Project management and negotiation skills. Training and coaching skills. Qualifications: Engineering qualification in relevant discipline. Relevant IT/OT certifications such as 18th Edition, PRINCE2, ITIL. Personal Attributes: Flexible and a team player. Self-managing, motivating, and starting. Consistent appetite for improvement and innovation. Positive can-do attitude. Curious outlook, eager to learn. Why Join Us? Our client offers a dynamic environment, collaborative work culture, and opportunities to work on impactful projects. Join a forward-thinking team that values inclusivity, support, and professional growth. How to Apply: If you have a passion for operational technology and meet the requirements, please submit your CV and cover letter via the designated application email/portal. We look forward to hearing from you.

Embedded QA Engineer London Permanent The Company: An incredible organisation working on providing a platform to ensure autonomous systems can be developed without catastrophe. Based in London with hybrid working, they offer a collaborative environment focused on innovation in AI and robotics safety. Role Overview: They are seeking an Embedded QA Engineer to support the development and validation of safety-critical embedded software for AI and robotics applications. You'll play a key role in ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of Runtime Assurance systems across diverse hardware and real-time environments. Key Responsibilities: Design, test, and validate embedded software for Runtime Assurance platforms. Ensure compliance with safety-critical standards such as DO-178C, ISO 26262, and IEC 61508. Manage CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment across Software-in-the-Loop and Hardware-in-the-Loop systems. Develop performance and integration testing across simulation environments. Conduct code reviews, optimisation, and maintain high-quality software standards. Contribute to improvements in development processes, tools, and testing methodologies. Essential Experience: Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar with embedded systems/software testing focus. Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, CloudBuild, AWS CodePipeline) and automation (bash, Python). Proficient with git, pytest, gtest, and embedded software testing for safety-critical systems. Strong understanding of Agile, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development. Knowledge of test strategies, verification processes, and compliance with safety standards. Experience with static and dynamic code analysis tools. Desirable: Additional experience in infrastructure automation or performance optimisation. Familiarity with industry-standard code analysis and compliance tools.

Lead Hardware Engineer Oxford (or Cambridge) Permanent Competitive salary (Very competitive) A truly rare opportunity to join a company at a defining part of their journey. They already have an exceptional pipeline and require a hardware engineer to take a leadership role on development of their UAV platform. The role is brilliant, it's a chance to take something through it's entire life cycle and genuinely have autonomy over it. You will have the chance to define the strategy whilst keeping your hands on the technology you love. They need someone with a hardware platform background, who has extensive knowledge of UAV technology. Sensors, power supplies, boards and control systems will all be a part of the process, a full UAV basically! The role is ideally based in Oxford, but they will consider people looking to work in Cambridge. They're open to hybrid working but this is hands on, hardware development, so you'll need to be around the technology. The company have defence focused projects, meaning SC clearance will need to be obtained and ideally you will need to be a British citizen. Please apply ASAP to this advert if you're interested, or find me on LinkedIn, I'm George Russell at iO Associates.

Job title: Senior ITEA Engineer. Job type: Permanent. Salary: Up to 55,000. Location: Gloucester. 3-days on-site. iO are partnered with a growing advanced systems consultancy now seeking multiple ITEA Engineers to join on a permanent basis. You will be contributing to the lifecycle of mission-critical EW systems, requiring a broad systems awareness, analytical ability and a structured approach to V&V. Responsibilities: Lead integration, testing, evaluation and acceptance (ITEA) for electronic warfare and mission systems. Ensure test plans, procedures and acceptance criteria are kept current and align with milestones. Ensure compliance with NATO and UK MoD standards. Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. Key Skills and Experience: Proven experience in systems or ITEA engineering within defence, aerospace or secure comms. Experience with EW / RF / C4ISR or mission-system architectures. Understanding of requirements management, test planning, acceptance documentation (DOORS, Enterprise Architect, MATLAB/Simulink, or equivalent). Defence standards (DEF STAN 00-970, 05-123 etc) & NATO processes. The ideal candidate is a SOLE BRITISH NATIONAL, and lives within a commutable distance to Gloucester for 3 days on-site with the customer. This role can offer circa 55,000 and the opportunity to work on a remote basis. Apply now to learn more.