Senior Automation Software Engineer
- Salary
£58000 - £63000 per annum
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Location
Eastleigh
- Job type
Permanent
Senior Automation Software Engineer – Rockwell Design
Southampton / Eastleigh Area
Permanent
£58,000 – £63,000 + Excellent Benefits
We are parntered with a globally recognised engineering business delivering high-specification process and production equipment into highly regulated industries. They are now seeking a Senior Automation Software Engineer to join their growing team.
This is a key senior-level appointment for an experienced controls software specialist with strong Rockwell / Allen-Bradley design expertise (software design, not just configuration), combined with Siemens experience, and the capability to lead automation projects across their full lifecycle.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Automation Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering sophisticated control systems for complex process equipment. Working within a small, highly skilled automation team, you will take ownership of projects from initial specification through to commissioning and client handover.
This role requires a technically strong, experienced engineer who can also mentor and guide less experienced colleagues, ensuring best practice software design and project delivery standards are upheld.
Travel (approx. 20%) will be required across the UK and internationally.
Key Responsibilities
This role will suit you if you:
Desirable Experience
Package & Benefits
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-established engineering organisation delivering technically challenging and meaningful automation projects globally.
If you are a senior automation software engineer with deep Rockwell design expertise and enjoy full lifecycle project ownership, we would be pleased to discuss this opportunity with you.
Southampton / Eastleigh Area
Permanent
£58,000 – £63,000 + Excellent Benefits
We are parntered with a globally recognised engineering business delivering high-specification process and production equipment into highly regulated industries. They are now seeking a Senior Automation Software Engineer to join their growing team.
This is a key senior-level appointment for an experienced controls software specialist with strong Rockwell / Allen-Bradley design expertise (software design, not just configuration), combined with Siemens experience, and the capability to lead automation projects across their full lifecycle.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Automation Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering sophisticated control systems for complex process equipment. Working within a small, highly skilled automation team, you will take ownership of projects from initial specification through to commissioning and client handover.
This role requires a technically strong, experienced engineer who can also mentor and guide less experienced colleagues, ensuring best practice software design and project delivery standards are upheld.
Travel (approx. 20%) will be required across the UK and internationally.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and define project scope, deliverables and functional requirements
- Design and develop PLC, HMI and SCADA software solutions
- Produce high-quality documentation including:
- Functional Design Specifications (FDS)
- Software Design Specifications (SDS)
- Test documentation and manuals
- Conduct structured software testing (FAT/SAT)
- Support on-site commissioning and system qualification activities
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers
- Deliver customer training for operators and maintenance teams
- Implement system modifications and improvements when required
This role will suit you if you:
- Significant experience in control systems software design within process or regulated industries
- Strong Rockwell / Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC software design capability (essential)
- Experience with Siemens platforms including:
- TIA Portal
- Step 7
- WinCC / WinCC Flexible
- Proven experience delivering automation projects across the full lifecycle
- Commissioning and fault-finding experience on industrial equipment
- Understanding of structured software testing methodologies
- Experience working within quality-driven environments (e.g., ISO 9001)
Desirable Experience
- SCADA systems (e.g., iFIX, WinCC)
- Knowledge of GAMP, FDA, or other regulated industry standards
- Electrical hardware design exposure
- Experience within pharmaceutical or life sciences sectors
- HNC/HND (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
Package & Benefits
- £58,000 – £63,000 salary
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Company pension
- Death in service
- Group income protection
- Option for single private healthcare
This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-established engineering organisation delivering technically challenging and meaningful automation projects globally.
If you are a senior automation software engineer with deep Rockwell design expertise and enjoy full lifecycle project ownership, we would be pleased to discuss this opportunity with you.
