2x Product Support Engineer – industrial automation

Job title:

2x Product Support Engineer – industrial automation

Company

Experis

Job description

Role: 2x Product Support Engineer – industrial automation – PLC – SERVO DRIVES – MOTION CONTROLLevel: Applications are welcome from engineers with experience in industrial automation and graduate engineers.Location: Gloucester + some remote workSalary: £competitive – we just want the right people !Occasional international travel to support distributors (2 to 4 weeks per year).** This Client is exclusive to People Source so you MUST apply via this advert **My client based in Gloucester are looking at hiring Product Support Engineers, this is a hands-on role!You will be front line with the clients and customers and running projects from concept to delivery.You must have a technical understanding and a engineering background industrial automation – PLC – SERVO DRIVES – MOTION CONTROL – industrial & machinery automation and motion application & support.The Role:

• Provision of technical support to existing customers via multiple media channels
• Support and training of in-house and external applications engineers.
• Enabling communication between customers and development (R&D) teams
• Production of technical documentation and communications
• Work with customers to create world-class technical solutions using Trio products
• Work closely with our R&D throughout the product development cycle, to ensure product needs align with our customer feedback
• Responsibilities may require domestic and international travel

Training will be given in areas which are new to the applicant.

• Experience using stand-alone automation systems; e.g. PLC or Motion Controller.
• Knowledge of a programming language; for example C, BASIC, Python.
• Programming with the standard IEC61131-3 languages.
• Application and configuration of Industrial Robots.
• Servo and/or Stepper drives and motors.
• Using real-time deterministic networks, e.g. EtherCAT, Sercos, CanOpen, Profinet RT.
• Programming and configuration of touch-screen HMIs
• Practical experience of electrical interfacing between devices in an automation system.

Required Qualifications & ExperienceTraining will be given in areas which are new to the applicant.

• Degree or similar higher qualification in Software/Mechatronics/Electronics or related discipline.
• Worked on interfacing automation hardware; e.g. sensors, actuators, drives and motors.
• A background in communications using serial, Ethernet and similar media.
• Experienced in programming industrial automation / manufacturing machines

Having a thorough working knowledge and experience of 3 or more of the following will be beneficial:

• Implementing and commissioning stand-alone automation computers; e.g. PLC or Motion Controller.
• Good knowledge of a high level programming language; for example C, BASIC, Python.
• PLC programming, preferably using the standard IEC61131-3 environment.
• Electrical interfacing between a controller and sensors/actuators in an automation system.
• Servo drives and brushless servo motors.
• Stepper motors and drives.
• Ethernet networks, protocols and topology.
• A working knowledge of PCs running Windows.
• Basic level of Windows / Linux application programming.
• Real-time deterministic networks, e.g. EtherCAT, Sercos, CanOpen, Profinet RT.
• Application and configuration of Industrial Robots.
• Programming and configuration of touch-screen HMIs

Applicants should be a team player and be able to communicate effectively in English.They must be legally entitled to live and work in the UK. A full driving licence is required and applicants must be eligible to obtain business visas for USA/Canada, China and India as some foreign travel may be necessary.Benefits:

• Attractive salary, profit related pay and pension contribution 5%
• Some remote/hybrid working up to 25% of working time
• Group Life and Health Cashplan Insurance

How to apply?Send a CV toPeople Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.Share this jobDanielle Chapman E-mailManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organisations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organisations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across 8 countries and territories and has done so for 70 years.

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Location

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Job date

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:22:45 GMT

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