Electrical Controls Engineer - Machine Safety

Established engineering business that partners with some of Australia's leading manufacturers on automation and machine safety projects. This is a permanent, full-time hybrid role, splitting your time between home, the office, and client sites across Sydney.

As a CMSE Automation Engineer with around 5 years of experience, you'll be the go-to engineer for machine safety on industrial automation projects. You'll turn safety standards into practical engineering on the shop floor, and run projects end to end, from first client meeting and design through to commissioning on site.

What you will be doing

- Get out to manufacturing sites, scope jobs and work out time, materials and labour
- Run machine safety risk assessments to AS/NZS 4024
- Design the safety side: guarding, interlocks, light curtains, E-stops




- Draw schematics and panel layouts in EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical (Cat 3/4, PLd/PLe)
- Program safety and standard PLCs, safety relays and HMIs
- Commission on site, test everything and sign off every safety function
- Do the paperwork: validation reports, manuals and test certs
- Be the client's go-to engineer and get jobs done on time

What we are looking for

- Degree in Electrical, Mechatronic or Automation Engineering
- Around 5 years in electrical, automation or controls
- CMSE, or you know AS/NZS 4024 inside out
- EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical
- Safety and standard PLC programming
- Valuable with clients and happy running your own projects
- Full Australian work rights, driver's licence and happy to get around Sydney

📌 Electrical Controls Engineer (Australia)
🏢 Next Day Recruitment
📍 Australia