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Liverpool
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Controls & Electrical Design Engineer – Bespoke Process Equipment | Pharma & Chemicals

Join a Global Leader in Advanced Pharmaceutical Equipment
A rare opportunity has come up with a well-established UK manufacturer at the forefront of high-performance pharmaceutical and chemical process equipment. For 35+ years, they've been designing and delivering highly specialised systems used by some of the world’s leading pharma companies- and their retention and growth record speak for themselves.

With a broad global reach and a well-structured engineering function, this role gives you the chance to shape complex, safety-critical automation projects that blend mechanical, process, electrical and software disciplines.

What You’ll Be Working On

You’ll join a multi-skilled engineering team designing the control systems that power large, bespoke machines like filter dryers, tray ovens and pressure-rated vessels. These systems are essential to the R&D and manufacture of life-changing treatments – including diabetes therapies and other specialist pharmaceuticals.

Projects often include:



Full-lifecycle automation using Siemens S7 / TIA Portal and Allen-Bradley (Studio 5000, RSLogix)

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SCADA and HMI integration (WinCC etc.)

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Creating robust control documentation packs: FDS, IQ/OQ, cable schedules, I/O lists

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Electrical panel layouts and schematics using Eplan 8

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Collaborating with mechanical, process and EC&I teams

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Global commissioning, testing and validation (GAMP, FDA, ATEX, SIL)

What You’ll Bring

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Degree or HND in Electrical, Automation or similar field

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Experience in automation and control of complex systems

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Confident working with Eplan or similar electrical design tools

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A solid understanding of pharma or process sector standards

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Comfortable supporting projects both on-site and in the field

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Strong communication and documentation skills

Why This Role?

This isn’t a rigid corporate role- you’ll have room to influence, grow and touch every part of the engineering lifecycle. You’ll work alongside some seriously talented engineers, get stuck into high-impact projects, and know that your work has real-world impact. Plus:

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Salary from £45-50k, flexibility considered for the right experience

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Hybrid working: home on Wednesdays and Fridays

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Flexible hours with a 1pm finish on Fridays

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25 days holiday + bank holidays + 3-day Christmas shutdown

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Income protection & EAP (includes GP access, mental health and wellbeing support)

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Legal & General pension (4% employer / 4% employee)

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Death in service (4x salary)

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RAC breakdown cover

Interested?
Apply now for a confidential chat about this opportunity.

Relevant job titles Controls Engineer, Control Systems Engineer, Software Engineer, Automation Engineer, Electrical Design Engineer

Cressida Consulting is acting as a recruitment partner for this role. We take your privacy seriously — any personal data submitted will be handled in line with GDPR. Unfortunately, we are only able to consider applicants who have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship at this time

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