Junior Software Engineer

Junior PLC / SCADA Software Engineer Staffordshire 1-2 years experience - Permanent - £35k + hybrid working + 30 days holiday + bonus scheme + private healthcare cover

Samuel Frank is recruiting a junior level PLC / SCADA Software Engineer for a Staffordshire based specialist engineering business. The Software Engineer position will suit a graduate with 1-2 years commercial / relevant experience.

You ll need to be a British passport holder (and not hold dual nationality) and have lived in the UK for at least the last 5 years as you ll be put through security clearance.

Key aspects of the Junior PLC / SCADA Software Engineer position include;

• System requirements specification and analysis, software design and implementation
• Preparation of test plans
• Supporting the implementation and test of PLC / SCADA systems, preferably Siemens TIA Portal & WinCC (if you don't have Siemens experience, they're open to cross training someone to use Siemens PLCs)
• Some experience in the design and implementation of complex, medium to large sized industrial automation systems
• Technical software design documentation (full lifecycle)
• System safety experience is of interest
• The company encourages and will support Engineers taking on Chartered status / MSc qualifications etc.
• Qualified to least 2:1 Degree level
• Experience of working in highly regulated industries
• The management team encourages a sensible work-life balance which encourages everyone to leave the office by 4.30pm daily and have 30 days holiday per year, as well as the statutory Bank Holidays
• Role will initially be based from the Stafford office (3 days per week) and home (2 days per week) with occasional day trips to customer sites

The successful PLC / SCADA Software Engineer will learn how to design and implement complex automation, safety and material tracking systems. You ll be involved in specification writing and system documentation using a breadth of problem-solving skills, which will include writing PLC programs or designing SCADA systems from scratch.

The office is easily commutable from Stoke, Stafford, Cannock, Lichfield, Telford, Uttoxeter, Stone.