Senior Automation Hardware Engineer (PSC)

Wood; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering leader is seeking a Senior Automation Hardware Engineer to support high-profile projects based in Aberdeen. This role involves designing automation hardware and integrating legacy systems. Candidates should have experience with Siemens PCS7 and a bachelor's degree. Hybrid working is available, with a focus on collaboration and compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Senior Automation Hardware Engineer with expertise in Siemens PLCs.
• Ability to design and configure automation hardware for industrial processes.
• Experience in integrating legacy relay logic with modern PLC-based control systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design automation architectures for system PLCs.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and client specifications.
• Conduct hardware troubleshooting and validation at FAT/SAT.

Skills

Experience of Siemens PCS7

Experience of Relay based logic solvers

Education

Typically qualified to ISCED Level 6 (Bachelors)

Job description

Senior Automation Hardware Engineer (PSC)

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Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Automation Hardware Engineer to support a high‑profile client across projects within the UK. The Senior Automation Hardware Engineer will join our Systems Integration team within our Digital Consulting business.

There is a requirement for hybrid working with three days in one of our Hub offices. As this position is mainly to support an Aberdeen‑based project the preference would be to be based out of our Aberdeen office. However, we will also consider applications from Glasgow, Stockton or Staines.

This is a 12‑month contract on a limited company basis out with IR35.

Please note applicants must be able to pass the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

The Scope

We are looking for a hands‑on Senior Automation Hardware Engineer with expertise in Siemens PLCs and traditional relay‑based control systems. This role involves designing and configuring automation hardware for industrial processes, with a focus on integrating legacy relay logic with modern PLC‑based control system architectures. This will include design and implementation of hardware solutions for process automation.

Our Clients and Projects

Our Systems Integration (SI) team works with a variety of high‑profile clients across the energy sector. We deliver bespoke essential automation and control solutions that enable a safer and more efficient operation. Within SI, we are architecting our clients' digital ecosystems to be inherently safe, cyber‑secure and operable. Within our teams we integrate client source systems across their IT, Operational Technology (OT) environments, securely pushing OT data into IT systems as a foundation for transformation. We design and integrate operational technology to achieve business, production, and operational goals. Visit our web page to find out more about the exciting work we do: Automation & systems integration | Wood

Responsibilities

• Automation architectures for system PLCs
• Specification of all automation and control panel hardware
• Develop panel equipment layouts, cable routing and management, IO and power wiring schemes
• Development and selection of wiring typicals for field sensors and actuators
• Collaborate with control and Instrument engineers, instrument designers, Functional safety, and Cyber Security and Software engineers, to progress Automation design to ensure seamless integration of hardware with control logic.
• Conduct hardware, troubleshooting, and validation at FAT/SAT
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and client specifications.
• Produce, review and maintain associated documentation including Panel General arrangement drawings, BOMs, Power & Heat calculations, wiring schematics, layouts, block diagrams, test documents and reports etc
• Conduct and/or support meetings, site surveys, commissioning and startup activities at client sites as required
• Familiarity and experience of working within both Industry Standards such as IEC standards & IEE wiring regulations as well as Client specifications

Qualifications

• Typically qualified to ISCED Level 6 (Bachelors) in engineering or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience
• Experience of Siemens PCS7
• Experience of Relay based logic solvers preferred but not expected

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Professional Services