The Industrial Automation and Control Engineer will provide expert technical support for the company's electrical and automation products to subsidiaries across Europe. The role combines PLC set-up and programming, customer application support, product testing and technical training, offering a clear development path within a global technical team.

Key responsibilities
Technical support
- Set up and program PLCs to support the company's electrical products and customer applications
- Answer technical queries from European subsidiaries and their customers
- Investigate faults on electrical components and industrial communication networks
- Support integration using protocols such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, OPC UA and IO-Link
Product testing and documentation
- Carry out investigations and tests to evaluate the company's products
- Write detailed technical reports, operation manuals and technical guides
Training and travel
- Design and deliver training courses and presentations to European subsidiaries
- Travel occasionally abroad to support customers, attend meetings and research market trends at exhibitions

Person specification
Essential
- Degree or HND in Electrical, Electronic, Software or Electromechanical Engineering
- At least one year's relevant work experience
- Knowledge of PLCs and Ladder or Structured Text programming
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including technical report writing
- Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe
Desirable
- Experience with PLC engineering tools such as TIA Portal, TwinCAT or Studio 5000
- Experience with industrial protocols such as PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, OPC UA or IO-Link
- Troubleshooting experience on electrical components and communication networks
- Technical product support experience
- Experience delivering technical training
- Project planning and management experience
- Additional language skills, particularly European languages