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Industrial automation and controls engineer jobs in the UK
These are industrial automation and controls roles: PLC, SCADA, drives and robotics on machines and plants. They are not software test automation or project controls (planning and cost), and we filter those out. Controls engineer and automation engineer are often the same job with a different title. Live UK jobs are below.
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Industrial automation and controls, not software testing
These are industrial automation and controls roles, not software test automation or project controls (planning and cost). Related lists: commissioning, SCADA and HMI, robotics and motion and instrumentation.
342 jobs: automation and controls engineer
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Automation & Controls Engineer - Asset Integrity
Equinor
- Location
- UK
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Russell Taylor Group Ltd
- Location
- UK
- Pay
- £60,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Automation Engineer
Sanderson Recruitment
- Location
- UK
- Pay
- £550 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Control Systems Engineer
Archangel Lightworks Ltd
- Location
- Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Safran
- Location
- Pitstone, Leighton Buzzard
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Control Systems Engineer
Archangel Lightworks Ltd
- Location
- Wytham, Oxford
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Amentum
- Location
- Birchwood, Chard
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Apply on Adzuna (opens in a new tab)Mission Planning and Control Systems Engineer
MBDA Missile Systems
- Location
- UK
- Pay
- Up to £5 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Senior Automation & Controls Engineer
SAFRAN UK
- Location
- Tring, Hertfordshire
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Controls Engineer
Vectis Recruitment Limited
- Location
- Melksham, Wiltshire
- Pay
- £45,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Automation Engineer
Sanderson Government and Defence
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Controls Engineer
Vectis Recruitment
- Location
- Chittoe, Chippenham
- Pay
- £35,000 to £45,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Emponics
- Location
- Tyndalls Park, Bristol
- Pay
- £70,000 to £75,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Apply on Adzuna (opens in a new tab)AI Automation Engineer
Emponics
- Location
- Tyndalls Park, Bristol
- Level
- Mid level
- Pay
- £70,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Apply on Adzuna (opens in a new tab)Senior Automation Engineer
Kingdom People
- Location
- Golborne Dale, Newton-Le-Willows
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Pay
- £65,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Stratospherec Ltd
- Location
- Covent Garden, Central London
- Pay
- £60,000 to £70,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Control Systems Engineer
P Ducker Systems Ltd
- Location
- Chaddesden, Derby
- Pay
- £47,660 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Control Systems Engineer
Noriker Power Ltd
- Location
- Cheltenham Trade Park, Cheltenham
- Level
- Mid level
- Pay
- £50,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Senior Control Systems Engineer (Power Systems)
Thermo Systems
- Location
- UK
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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Equinor
- Location
- UK
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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AtkinsRéalis
- Location
- UK
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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GE Vernova
- Location
- Stafford, Staffordshire
- Posted
- Posted yesterday
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GE Vernova
- Location
- Stafford, Staffordshire
- Posted
- Posted 2 days ago
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Senior Automation Engineer
Digital Waffle
- Location
- UK
- Level
- Senior and lead
- Pay
- £70,000 to £90,000 a year
- Posted
- Posted 2 days ago
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Where the automation and controls jobs are
- London (7)
- Birmingham (6)
- Plymouth (6)
- Leeds (5)
- Knutsford (4)
- Sheffield (4)
- Bristol (3)
- Chaddesden (3)
- Cheltenham (3)
- Colchester (3)
Places named in today's adverts. A city link opens all automation and maintenance jobs within about 25 miles.
Employers hiring
- Emponics (10)
- Samuel Frank (8)
- P Ducker Systems Ltd (7)
- Amazon (6)
- Automation Experts (6)
- DPS Group (6)
- Russell Taylor Group Ltd (5)
- GE Vernova (4)
Employers with the most live jobs here, not counting recruitment agencies. 153 of the 342 adverts were placed by agencies.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Automation engineer or controls engineer: what is the difference?
In industry the titles overlap a lot. A controls engineer usually focuses on the control system of a machine or plant (PLC, drives, instruments), and an automation engineer on automating a process or line, which can include robots and software around the controls. Read the duties in the advert, not only the title.
Is test automation the same as industrial automation?
No. Test automation (QA automation) is software testing, and project controls is planning and cost control. Both use similar words. We filter them out of this page, but check the duties if a title looks unusual.
Do I need a degree to be an automation engineer?
Many adverts ask for a degree or HNC in electrical, electronic or mechatronic engineering, and others accept a strong maintenance or electrical background with PLC experience. Junior and trainee roles exist. See the trainee and entry-level jobs page for the routes in.
Which sectors hire automation and controls engineers?
The adverts we read come from sectors including pharmaceuticals, water, nuclear, food and drink, and general manufacturing. Sector shapes the standards you will work to, so look at what the employers on this page make.
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