• The ideal candidate will have a background in controls and automation engineering with a leaning or desire towards working with special purpose manufacturing/test machines varying in complexity and technology from legacy systems to the cutting edge.
• You will be client focussed in order to deliver systems on time and to a high quality that you can be proud of.
• ALPHR Technology uses an industry standard architecture of PLC with HMI & SCADA systems to deliver our automation machines.
• You will undertake control system design with a mix of the vee model and agile methods, utilising the best of both worlds in order to deliver well documented, timely and cutting edge systems.
• Supporting the senior system/software engineers during your day to day work to function as a cohesive and dynamic team of diverse people in a welcoming environment.
• You should be comfortable with working with all stakeholders in a project, particularly with the client in both on and off site locations in the UK and around the world.
• You will work with a global team of people within ALPHR Technology and with our technical partners around the world.

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Developing and integrating as a class owner or domain expert:
  • Rich and intuitive user interfaces.
  • Software drivers.
  • Functional software.
  • Communications Interfaces.
  • Robot control.
  • Vision systems.
  • Artificial intelligence systems.
  • Industry 4.0 systems.
  • Safety Related Systems.
• Developing engineering specifications from customer requirements.
• Design software and systems to specification, cost and time targets.
• Software/System problem solving in both legacy and new special purpose machines.
• Carry out unit, regression and integration testing at all phases of development.
• Contribute to design standard compliance including CE / UK CA approvals.
• Draft operating, instruction and maintenance manuals
• Contribute to the technical construction file
• Prepare technical reports and documentation
• Contribute to off and on site customer support
• Preparing and presenting control system designs for review
• Highlight all system technical risks to senior engineers, discipline and project managers
• Comply with departmental processes, typically the waterfall method and agile development is used
• Carrying out design change requests
• Work with electrical and mechanical teams integrating all disciplines into the design
• Works with production engineers to ensure products are designed for manufacture
• Reporting progress of all projects to Engineering Management and Project Management teams
• Producing demonstration systems with ALPHR software
• Developing prototypes and proofs of concept with our strategic partners
• Taking responsibility for you and your colleagues wellbeing within the workplace

• Demonstrable experience working in the Automation, Software or Systems Engineering field with focus on a good selection of the following areas:
  • Robot programming and commissioning (functional and safety)
  • PLC (ALPHR focus is on Siemens S7 1200/1500 and Omron NX at present)
  • Safety related systems development
  • Vision systems such as Keyence, Cognex and Omron
  • Coding in C#, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic.NET would be advantageous but not essential
  • HMI and SCADA systems such as Movicon or Siemens MindSphere/Mendix.
  • Digital Twin / Virtual Commissioning platforms and processes
• Experience with GIT (Currently use BitBucket) software version control
• Ability to use Microsoft Visual Studio (2017 onwards) where Coding is a skill (advantageous but not essential)
• Understanding of Vision, Robot, production line testing, Programmable Logic Controllers and other automation technology is desirable
• Experience using Jira/Trello or an equivalent system
• Ability to write clear and comprehensive technical documentation
• Highly analytical mind, with exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to create highly creative and innovative solutions to our clients' problems
• Ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical people in a visually and verbally
• Ability to use hand tools and diagnostic equipment
• A minimum of BTEC Level 4/5, HND/HNC in a relevant field to Automation/Special purpose machines and/or Software/System design
• Aspiration, or eligibility, to register at Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status with a recognised Engineering institution

Desirable experience/abilities:

• Electrical design within the domain of special purpose machines