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23 tools for automation engineers
Built by the engineers who run our placement desk. The same resume, LinkedIn and interview advice we give students who get hired, turned into tools anyone can use.
All 23 are free, 6 of them new. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and there is no account to make.
Engineering tools
6 toolsCalculators and helpers for the job itself: signal scaling, motors and drives, PID tuning, and reading or writing PLC code.
4-20 mA Scaling Calculator
NewConvert between milliamps, percent and engineering units for any range, with the raw PLC count.
Open tool→Motor and VFD Calculator
NewSynchronous speed, slip, full-load current and V/Hz for 50 Hz and 60 Hz motors.
Open tool→PID Tuning Calculator
NewStarting gains from Ziegler-Nichols, from the ultimate gain or a step test.
Open tool→PLC Code Explainer
NewPaste Structured Text or a ladder rung description and get a plain-English explanation and a list of risks.
Open tool→Structured Text Generator
NewDescribe the logic and get an IEC 61131-3 Structured Text draft for CODESYS, TIA Portal SCL or Studio 5000.
Open tool→Free Learning Plan Builder
NewPick a goal and your hours a week; get a week-by-week plan from the free courses.
Open tool→Resume tools
5 toolsGet past the filter first. Most automation CVs are rejected by software before a human opens them.
ATS Resume Checker
Paste your resume and see what an applicant tracking system reads, and what it throws away.
Open tool→Resume Builder
Build ATS-ready bullet points and a resume structure automation recruiters shortlist.
Open tool→Resume Generator
Answer six questions and get a complete draft resume for a controls role, ready to edit.
Open tool→Resume Score
Score your resume out of 100 against what automation hiring managers look for.
Open tool→Resume Summary
Write the three lines at the top of your resume, the part recruiters read first.
Open tool→LinkedIn tools
4 toolsAutomation recruiters search LinkedIn by platform name. Say the platform names.
LinkedIn Post Generator
Turn a project you finished into a post that reads like an engineer wrote it.
Open tool→LinkedIn Headline
Generate a headline, an About section and a skills list tuned for controls roles.
Open tool→Hashtag Generator
Get the hashtags automation recruiters actually follow, not the generic career ones.
Open tool→Recommendation Writer
Draft a LinkedIn recommendation for a colleague, specific enough to be worth reading.
Open tool→Job search tools
5 toolsWork out what a role really wants, what it should pay, and how to approach it.
Salary Estimator
What a controls role pays by market and experience, from published salary data.
Open tool→Cover Letter Generator
A short cover letter that names the plant, the platform and the problem you solve.
Open tool→Job Description Analyzer
Paste a job advert and see the platforms, standards and duties it is really asking for.
Open tool→Skills Gap Finder
Compare what you know against the role you want, and see exactly what is missing.
Open tool→Cold Email Generator
Write to a hiring engineer directly, in the register engineers reply to.
Open tool→Interview tools
3 toolsRehearse the questions a controls interview actually asks, and follow up properly.
Interview Question Prep
The questions a controls interview actually asks, with what a good answer contains.
Open tool→Thank You Email
The follow-up after an interview, short enough that it gets read.
Open tool→Elevator Pitch
Thirty seconds on who you are, built around what you have actually commissioned.
Open tool→Why these and not the generic ones
A generic resume checker tells you to add “leadership”
They know the vocabulary
A controls recruiter searches for TIA Portal, Studio 5000, Profinet and IEC 61131-3. Our tools check for those, because that is what decides whether a CV reaches a human.
They are built from real adverts
The skill lists and the interview questions come from the job adverts and interview feedback our own placement desk works with every week.
Nothing is uploaded
Every tool runs in your browser. No account, no email address, no file leaving your machine, and no marketing list.
The tools help you apply. The free courses help you qualify.
Complete PLC, SCADA, robotics and AI courses, free, with an optional certificate priced for your country.