Senior Controls Engineer

  • Orion Electrotech
  • Thorpe, Lincolnshire
  • Jun 20, 2026
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

Are you an experienced Controls Engineer looking to take the lead on complex, high-impact projects? We re hiring a Senior or Principal Controls Engineer to join our growing Engineering client in Lincoln.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering cutting-edge control system retrofit and upgrade projects working across the full project lifecycle from concept through to commissioning

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior / Principal Controls Engineer, you ll provide specialist expertise across:

  • Control system design, PLC programming, and hardware manufacture
  • Tendering, technical input, and customer engagement
  • Testing, installation, and commissioning of systems
  • Supporting continuous improvement and engineering excellence

Key Attributes:

  • Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Control or Instrumentation Engineering (or equivalent)
  • 5 years experience with PLC-based control systems as an Electrical Controls Engineer, Applications Engineer, Instrumentation Engineer or similar.
  • Strong background in commissioning and site installation
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Thank you for your application. Due to the volume of applications, we receive, unfortunately, we are not able to respond to every application personally; therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. To see our other available vacancies, please visit our website.

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