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With a strong focus on reliability, technical excellence and practical engineering, the company provides opportunities to work on challenging automation projects from concept and design through to commissioning and support.The Opportunity\nWe are seeking an experienced PLC Engineer to join the engineering team and take responsibility for the design, programming, integration, commissioning and optimisation of industrial control systems.This position is ideal for an engineer or automation professional who enjoys solving complex technical problems and working across the full project lifecycle, from PLC software development and HMI/SCADA integration through to site commissioning.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop and program PLC-based control systems for industrial applications.\nDevelop PLC software, control logic, sequencing and machine-control functionality.\nConfigure and develop HMI and SCADA systems.\nIntegrate PLCs with instrumentation, drives, motors, safety systems and other field devices.\nDevelop functional descriptions, control philosophies, I/O lists and software documentation.\nPerform PLC hardware and software configuration.\nConduct factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT).\nCommission control systems on client sites.\nFault-find and troubleshoot PLC, automation, electrical and control-system issues.\nOptimise existing control systems to improve reliability, productivity and operational efficiency.\nInterface with electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and process engineering teams.\nProvide technical support to clients and internal engineering teams.\nPrepare project documentation, reports and commissioning records.\nAssist with project planning, estimation and technical specifications where required.\nTravel to client sites locally and internationally when required.\nMinimum Requirements\nBEng / BSc / BTech / National Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Control Systems or Automation.\nMinimum 3-5 years' experience in PLC programming and industrial automation.\nStrong practical experience with one or more PLC platforms such as:Siemens\nRockwell / Allen-Bradley\nSchneider\nMitsubishi\nOmron\n\nExperience with HMI and SCADA development.\nExperience with industrial communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP/RTU or Profibus.\nUnderstanding of industrial electrical systems, instrumentation, motors and variable-speed drives.\nExperience with commissioning and fault-finding.\nAbility to read and interpret electrical drawings and control schematics.\nValid driver's licence.\nWillingness to travel to client and project sites.\nPlease send your cv to ","description_format":"text","description_chars":2879,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-16T19:27:24Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-17T00:11:09Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-18T07:40:03Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-18T11:04:26Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-18T16:25:28Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-18T23:18:24Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-19T16:08:30Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-19T19:13:30Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-21T17:26:58Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-22T00:29:36Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-23T03:32:00Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-23T07:22:36Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-24T07:42:27Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-24T11:07:26Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-24T21:11:54Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-25T05:16:52Z"},{"event":"reopen","at":"2026-09-25T11:37:18Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-09-26T19:24:57Z"}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/job-mail-plc-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/job-mail-plc-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T04:43:57Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4524,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":476,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}