Next Generation are pleased to have been appointed to recruit for a Graduate Engineer to work for a well-established organisation who specialise in the design and manufacture of bespoke products for a variety of industries ranging from Automotive through to scientific measurement and analysis. As the Graduate Engineer you will receive industry leading support and training to become a fully-fledged Commissioning and Automation Engineer.

Working hours for the Graduate Engineer:

Monday – Friday

What’s on offer for the Graduate Engineer:

Competitive salary £28,000 - £30,000 p.a.
Life insurance
Flexitime
32 days holiday (inclusive of BH’s)
Company pension
On-site parking

Duties of the Graduate Engineer:

Checking on site system electrical installations and fault finding as necessary on bespoke, one off systems

Calibrating and setting up electronic data acquisition, electrical and mechanical systems
Setup and PID tuning of standard automotive control loops (e.g., speed, torque, temperature control etc).
Configuring the CADET V14 software to suit the provided channels and interface components
Configuring test sequences (to customer specs) within the highly flexible CADET V14 automation software
Creation/modification of system configurations and software to achieve the desired range of functionality
Working with 3rd party hardware such as inverter drives, fuel systems, safety systems, analysers etc as part of integration into test cells and facilities.
Developing automation sequences using standard CADET editor tools
Working with the commissioning manager and site managers to produce commissioning time schedules
Undertake customer service calibration, fault finding and rectification visits
Frequent work in conjunction with the in house test department

Customer calibration/maintenance visits

Supporting both customers and overseas engineers with diagnostics and fault finding (phone, email and remote access)
Fault diagnostics using logged data from customer sites

The successful candidate for the Graduate Engineers position will have the following experience:

A degree with Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering or relevant engineering degree (Essential)
Basic understanding of programming or software development is nice to have, ideally in C#, Visual Basic, or PLCs
Happy to work away from home during the working week as required, with occasional overseas trips of up to 28 days. Typically 80% site based, with on average 2-3 overseas trips per year of 2-4 weeks at a time.

Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are sometimes not able to respond directly to each candidate. If you haven’t been contacted within 14 days of your application, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Next Generation and the relevant client related to this vacancy.

Next Generation work in partnership with businesses across the UK who operate within Manufacturing, Logistics & Commercial sectors. We provide permanent and contract opportunities engaging with talented candidates looking to make their next career move.

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