Controls Automation Engineer

Controls engineer / Automation Design Engineer Location: Lincoln- hybrid (2-3 days office) Contract: 6 months - Inside IR35 Hours: 37 hours per week Rate: Umb: £64 - £87 p/h / PAYE : £48 - £65 p/h PAYE (depending on…

Inside IR35 Hybrid Engineering
Pay rate £65 – £85/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 13 October 2026

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Controls engineer / Automation Design Engineer

Location: Lincoln- hybrid (2-3 days office)

Contract: 6 months - Inside IR35

Hours: 37 hours per week

Rate: Umb: £64 - £87 p/h / PAYE : £48 - £65 p/h PAYE (depending on experience)

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Our client is a global leader in energy technology and are currently looking for an experienced Controls / Automation Design Engineer to join an engineering team based at Lincoln, on an initial 6-month contract.

The successful Controls / Automation Design Engineer will have strong AutoCAD experience and ideally a good understanding of automation Control systems, PLC Systems and control panel design.

Key Responsibilities

As a Controls system engineer / Automation controls Design Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Creating a new AutoCAD Symbol Library for Controls and Automation.
Developing symbols for ControlLogix, PCS7, STEP 7 TIA, Fire & Gas equipment, vibration monitoring, terminals and circuit breakers.
Creating and updating standard designs and templates within AutoCAD.
Converting standard junction box designs into AutoCAD.
Supporting the standardisation of controls and automation engineering designs.

Skills & Experience

The ideal Controls System engineer / Automation Design Engineer will have:

Strong AutoCAD electrical experience - essential
Experience or knowledge of Automation Control systems Design - highly desirable
Should have Allen Bradley and PLC System experience- essential
Experience creating engineering drawings, symbols, templates and standard designs
Previous experience within an engineering, controls or automation environment would be advantageous.

Interested?

If you are an experienced Controls / Automation Design Engineer with strong AutoCAD skills and are looking for your next contract opportunity in Lincoln, I would love to hear from you.

Apply now or send me a message to discuss the Controls / Automation Design Engineer opportunity further.

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This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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