Control Systems Engineer (Maintenance)

  • Rittal-CSM
  • Plymouth, Devon
  • Jul 06, 2025
Full time I.T. & Communications

Job Description

Control Systems Engineer (Maintenance) Location:Plymouth, UK Salary:Up to £59,280 dependant on experience Shift:08:00 - 16:30 Due to growth, Rittal-CSM have a new opportunity for a Controls Systems Engineer to join the Maintenance team on a permanent basis. Responsibilities Include:- Apply problem solving and continuous improvement, recommend and implement improvements to maximise equipment availability, performance,

Salary:Up to £59,280 dependant on experience

Shift:08:00 - 16:30

Due to growth, Rittal-CSM have a new opportunity for a Controls Systems Engineer to join the Maintenance team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities Include:-

Apply problem solving and continuous improvement, recommend and implement improvements to maximise equipment availability, performance, reduce repetitive operator tasks, improve quality, and reduce waste.

Identify obsolete components and source alternatives. Design modifications to enable upgrades.

Design new control panels, build panels and install on machinery

Maintain and apply a level of technical expertise across the site, sufficient to act as a point of reference for team members & colleagues, to resolve complex problems of repair/fix and give technical direction.

To support the introduction of new machinery from specification to Rittal-CSM standards through to FAT

Analyse downtime faults and causes and create effective PPM and TPM activities.

Contribute to problem solving workshops, providing automation expertise to identify root causes of failures and the subsequent improvement actions

Sourcing and procurement of spare components

Maintain back ups of all control systems parameters and programs. PLC, HMI, drives, inverters, etc

Review and document machinery PUWER, safety RA, SOP's, etc

Essential Qualifications, Training and Experience:-

BTEC Level 5 or equivalent in an Electrical Engineering discipline.

High level of PLC, HMI programming.

High level of motion control set up and commissioning.

Safe working practices within an engineering environment.

At least two years of verifiable experience designing automation/control systems

Desirable Qualifications, Training and Experience:-

BSc in Electrical Engineering

Completed apprenticeship (NVQ Level 4) in appropriate engineering discipline

Siemens S7, S5 knowledge

Pilz/Siemens Safety PLC

Pneumatic and hydraulic systems

Safety legislation for relevant production machinery