Control Systems Engineer

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.

Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all

Assystem Energy & Infrastructure are recruiting for a Control Systems Engineer to work at our customers site in Derby on a contract basis.

Your role will be vital to the development of engineering and test capabilities. Working within a multi-discipline design team, you will design new production and experimental test facilities, reduce the incidence of costly breakdowns and develop with other's strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and test processes.

Role details: 

• Job title: Control Systems Engineer 
• Contract length: 12 months 
• Location: Derby  
• Contract type: PAYE via Umbrella solution

You'll review and agree high level functional and operational requirements including their testability. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Design and implement complex control system solutions to meet the high-level requirements, constraints or standards.
• Working in a cross-disciplinary environment to develop solutions for new production and experimental test facilities; understanding functional requirements and performance capabilities of the system to facilitate effective system design.
• Software Development: Write complex software modules from philosophy documents or transform obsolete control systems into modern, software-driven solutions. Hardware Design: Design in detail new hardware solutions from concept documents such as P&IDs, equipment schedule etc. for new installations as well as to replace outdated control systems or upgrade existing ones.
• Problem-Solving: Identify and rectify issues during software/hardware integration testing and support the commissioning team during equipment/software installation.
• Prepare technical reports and documentation to a standard compatible with engineering best practice.
• Be the technical support to the supply chain, including the assessment of electrical and control system components and design definition updates. Also undertake the project planning and control to ensure cost and schedule adherence.

What we are looking for:

• A degree or equivalent professional accreditation in an engineering discipline, preferably related to Controls, Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, or Software.
• Hands-on experience with industrial control systems applications and industrial IT/OT networks. Specific experience with Rockwell/Allen Bradley Control Systems is advantageous.
• Hands-on experience of specifying and designing control system hardware including familiarity with various I/O signal type interfaces with instrumentation.
• Working knowledge of change/configuration management tools and processes, as well as experience with IT tools and software for control system design such as AutoCAD Electrical and/or E-Plan.
• Ideally have experience with the Engineering Product/Project Lifecycle (Initial Requirements through to Disposal).
• Ideally have a broad understanding of relevant IEC standards used in control system design, such as Machinery Directive, BS7671 IET Wiring regulations, IEC 61131, IEC 61508/61511 etc.
• Proactive and self-starting individual who can work with various disciplines across different engineering functions.
• Member of a professional engineering institution (e.g. The IET), and ideally working towards gaining Chartered status.

Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.

These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held,

and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the

UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people's ability to dare are the only things that matter . Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.