Controls & Commissioning Engineer will work closely with E&IC Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing and Supplier teams to support:
PLC and HMI software testing and troubleshooting Siemens PCS7/TIA Portal/WinCC and/or Rockwell Studio 5000 FAT, Pre-FAT and iFAT execution Commissioning and operational support Cause & Effect verification Functional testing and issue resolution Controlled software updates and configuration management Supplier and customer technical support
The role is intended to provide practical engineering support during design verification, FAT readiness, commissioning and software issue closure activities.
Essential Skills and Experience: Instrumentation & Control
- PLC/HMI software testing and verification
- Instrumentation and Control systems in both safe area and ATEX environments
- I/O verification and control system testing
- Instrument troubleshooting and commissioning
- PLC & HMI Systems
- Siemens TIA Portal
- Siemens WinCC
- Siemens PCS7 (desirable)
- Rockwell Studio 5000 (desirable)
- FactoryTalk (desirable)
- PLC programming and troubleshooting
- HMI development and modification
- Engineering Documentation
Experience producing and reviewing:
- Functional Design Specifications (FDS)
- Control Philosophy documents
- Single Line Diagrams (SLD)
- Cause & Effect Diagrams
- Network Architecture Diagrams
- Instrument Lists
- I/O Lists
- Equipment Data Sheets
- Load Schedules
- Cable Schedules
Electrical & Control Design
- Circuit protection design
- Cable sizing calculations
- Electrical power distribution
- Panel design and wiring
- AutoCAD Electrical mark-ups and updates
- Functional electrical schematics
- P&ID interpretation
- Pneumatic and hydraulic control systems
Functional Safety
- Working knowledge of:
- IEC 61508
- IEC 61511
- SIL concepts
- LOPA methodology
- Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF)
- Cause & Effect verification
- FAT & Commissioning
Proven experience of:
- Siemens PCS7/TIA Portal/WinCC and/or Rockwell Studio 5000 programming
- FAT
- Pre-FAT
- iFAT
- SAT
- Commissioning
- Loop checks
- Functional testing
- Software issue resolution
- Customer witness testing
Candidate Profile
We are seeking a practical, hands-on engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and actively supports delivery activities.
The successful candidate should ideally have:
- 5-10 years of controls engineering experience
- Strong Siemens PLC experience
- FAT and commissioning experience
- Industrial, marine, oil & gas or packaged equipment background
- Ability to work independently and travel when required
- Strong communication skills with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
The position is not intended to be primarily project management focused. The successful candidate should be comfortable performing detailed engineering, troubleshooting, testing and commissioning activities directly.