Skin + Me is a mission driven start-up with seriously big skin goals. We’re looking for an exceptional Controls and Automation Engineer to join our Operations Team at Skin + Me. This is a full time role based at our state of the art factory in North Acton.

About the role:
As a Controls and Automation Engineer at Skin + Me you will be part of the end-to-end project process - spanning from initial system specification, all of the way to commissioning and system handover to production teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in either mechanical engineering, controls and automation, mechatronics, electrical, or similar, and be highly competent at problem solving challenges in a manufacturing environment.

What you'll do

• Take ownership of controls and automation projects from start to finish - from understanding what’s needed through to commissioning and handover into production.
• Design, program and test PLC-based control systems for new equipment, production lines and NPI projects, making sure everything is robust, well-documented and ready to scale.
• Support new product introductions by building and adapting automation solutions as our products and processes evolve.
• Drive continuous improvement across our systems - enhancing safety, reliability, performance and long-term maintainability.
• Provide hands-on expertise during upgrades, commissioning and when production needs critical support.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create automation solutions that are practical, scalable and truly meet manufacturing needs.
• Contribute to shaping our automation standards, best practices and system architecture as we continue to grow and scale our factory.

Who you are
These are the skills we’re looking for. Even if you don’t tick every box, but feel you’re right for us, we’d still love to hear from you:

• Have a minimum of a years experience programming (IEC 61131-3) PLC systems
• Understanding of electrical schematics, wiring, and electrical safety
• Ability to spec and document complete control system solutions, deriving them from factory requirements and new product introduction projects
• Able to work well under pressure (for example during a stop in a production line for upgrade or fixes) in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Bonus points if you have the following additional skills:

• Programming with Siemens TIA, specifically with S7-1500 PLC's
• Deployment of complex, multi-axis motion control systems
• Experience with closed loop motion control systems, more specifically linear and rotary servo motors
• Hands on experience wiring both DC control circuits, and AC (low voltage) power systems to accepted standards
• Understanding of electrical legislation, safety procedures, standards. Especially functional safety
• Knowledge and use of CAD packages to design mechanical parts, specifically SolidWorks

Why should you choose Skin + Me?

• Ability to make a massive impact. Each day we are striving towards the same goals, and have the freedom to develop our own solutions to problems without lots of red tape.
• Working with other motivated, critically thinking colleagues. Everyone is driven towards adding value and growth into the factory.
• Constant introduction to, and learning of new engineering systems. We are constantly expanding the factory and introducing new products.
• Ability to improve on what's already established without defensive pushback. If the value from a change can be proven, colleagues are all ears.
• Focusing on what matters. A key part of what we do in Engineering is cutting away what's unnecessary, and aiming at what delivers value.

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday (+ all the usual Bank Holidays)
• Free Breakfast & Lunch – It’s important you are well fuelled for the day so we've got your breakfast and lunch covered.
• Equity – We offer a competitive salary and a generous share award package.
• Health and wellbeing focus – We offer a healthcare cash plan and cycle to work schemes.
• Culture club – Weekly meetings to celebrate big wins and milestones.
• Discounted Skin + Me products for you, and 10 friends + family too.
• Generous employee referral scheme.

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