Controls and Automation Engineer

2 weeks ago

Bristol Bristol City of BS JZ United Kingdom Extracellular Full time £40,000 - £80,000 per year

The Company

Extracellular is a Bristol based start-up aiming to be a global leader in sustainable biotechnology. We're channeling expertise in biology, digitalisation and biomanufacturing to accelerate sustainable and ethical novel food, materials and cosmetics products using animal and plant cell culture technologies.

The Role

This is a full-time on-site role for a Controls And Automation Engineer at Extracellular Ltd in Bristol. The Controls And Automation Engineer will be responsible for troubleshooting, process controls design, electrical engineering, IT configuration and PLC & SCADA programming on a daily basis. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining control systems to optimize operational efficiency.

You will be building the physical and control-layer foundation that turns our R&D processes into scalable, repeatable, and data-rich manufacturing operations. From designing control cabinets to implementing advanced algorithms, you'll help ensure our facilities are operationally excellent, secure, and provide maximum value to our scientific and bioprocessing team.

The Candidate Profile

  • You will likely have 3-8 years of experience with industrial automation systems (PLCs, SCADA, DCS, CodeSYS), instrumentation, and electromechanical assembly.
  • You'll have run a project from inception to delivery, staying within Scope, Schedule and Budget, while taking full ownership of outcomes.
  • You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities and being proactive in finding innovative ways to move projects forward. You'll see failure as a learning opportunity.
  • You have a passion for operational excellence and a desire to build things properly. You're curious about how things work and are always looking to learn and implement modern best practices, whether in system design, control strategy, or documentation.
  • You'll need excellent organisational skills and a great attention to detail.
  • You'll need to be a genuine team-player who asks for help when it's needed and offers help when it isn't.

Opportunities

  • As an early stage start-up with high growth potential, there will be progression opportunities available to suit your career ambitions.
  • Training will be offered, in line with your personal and professional development goals.
  • You will gain unique, full-stack experience in bioprocessing automation, from reverse-engineering legacy equipment to implementing next-generation control strategies like Model Predictive Control (MPC) on real-world bioprocesses.
  • You will be championed to grow your skills and take on ownership of critical systems, directly seeing the impact of your work on our company's success

Further Details

  • A generous share option scheme is offered with this role
  • This position is based at our facility in Bristol
  • Due to hands-on nature of the work, you'll need to be in the office most of the time.
  • Relocation support is available 

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