Drives Commissioning Engineer

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Job description

Drives Engineer
£35,000 - £45,000
North West / West Yorkshire
Occasional International Travel Required
Immediate role available for a Support & Maintenance Engineer with intimate knowledge of drives & motors within an industrial automation application for a unique business in the healthcare sector.
The Drives Engineer will be joining a small, specialist business with long established partnerships with both blue chip business' and highly respected University research labs both in the UK and internationally.
Drives Engineer key responsibilities will include:
* Carry out site commissioning of special purpose machinery - specifically drives & motors
* In-house testing prior to shipping
* Regular maintenance visits for UK clients
* Willingness to travel overseas for installations & site visits c5 times per year (1 week at a time)
* Provide remote support to customers in Asia
The Drives Engineer will have:
* Demonstrable practical skills in electrical, electronic & mechanical systems
* Good knowledge of control systems for electro-mechanical systems eg servo motors, plant automation or robotic systems
* Thorough drives knowledge - ABB or Siemens preferred
* Experience working with electronics & sensors, systems integration
* Solid understanding of programming languages e.g. Python or C or C++ or BASIC
* Any experience of MINT programming software for ABB drives highly advantgeous
* Demonstrable experience providing technical support and delivering training to customers - ideally in provision of international support
Should you have any additional skills in the following, it would be highly beneficial but not essential:
* Experience of PCB design (schematic capture layout) for analogue & digital electronics
* Expeience in writing firmware & developing control systems
* Able to read, speak & write in Chinese
This is an excellent opportunity to join an innovative business with a stable future. Career path for this role is to develop into Technical Lead.
Training is provided and you will be learning from the original creator of this system. The role will suit applicants who are comfortable working autonomously, are self managed and capable to look after own workload.
Please note - in-depth drives knowledge is ESSENTIAL for this role - you must be able to fully repair, re-programme and commission servo drives, with a detailed understanding of how they work.
The role will be part office, part remote working with roughly 5 trips overseas per year. Ideal locations for this role would include: Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Rochdale, Halifax or Leeds.
Base salary is negotiable with experience c£40-45k with contributory pension, TOIL for weekend travel and all site expense covered. Overtime isn't an expectation with this role.
All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK - Automation Experts are unable to assist with the award of Visas or UK Work Permits