Electrical and Automation Engineer

Electrical and Automation Engineer

Role reports to: Design & Engineering Manager

Hours: 8.30am – 5.00pm Monday – Thursday, 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday

Location: Southampton

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Holiday: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

TS Group is a growing group of businesses with a strong presence in the UK and the GCC. We operate across process equipment, healthcare solutions, recruitment, and ecommerce, supporting a wide range of sectors. We’re proud of our growth and the collaborative culture we’ve built, and we’re always looking for new ways to develop and strengthen our teams. As we continue to expand, we’re looking for motivated people to join us and help support our success across all areas of the business.

Key Responsibilities

System Design and Development

• Designing control systems based on specific requirements, including hardware selection, software development (Industrial PLC programming), and integration of different components.

Software Development

• Writing, testing, and debugging control software, typically in ladder logic

Hardware Integration

• Ensuring proper integration of sensors, actuators, and other hardware components with the control system

Troubleshooting and Maintenance

• Diagnosing and resolving issues within the control system, both hardware and software related, to ensure smooth and reliable operation

Safety Compliance

• Ensuring all designs and implementations adhere to safety regulations and standards

Skills and Qualifications

Control system design

• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules etc.
• Able to Read design specifications, functional design specifications and technical documentation
• Knowledge of British (BS) and European (EN) standards such as Identifying / interpreting customer requirements
• Knowledge of BS EN ISO 13849-1 (Safety of machinery —Safety-related parts of control systems) and BS EN ISO 60204-1 (Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines)

Panel layout

• Able to design panel layouts for a range of systems, from simple panels to complete integrated systems

Proficiency in industrial programming

• Experience with various PLC platforms and a good understanding of Ladder logic programming is essential
• Experience with HMI configuration/software
• Knowledge of configuring AC & DC Variable Speed Drives / Inverters
• Understanding of IO-Link & ASI communication protocols

Proficiency in testing

• Ability to design and conduct testing on control panels / complete systems

Hardware knowledge

• Familiarity with sensors, actuators, and other industrial hardware components.

Design software

• Experience in using Autodesk products; Inventor, AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical