Role summary
We are looking for an Automation & Industrial IT Engineer / Specialist to develop the control, automation and data systems behind our pilot systems and future commercial products. You will take hands-on responsibility for PLC and SCADA development, equipment integration, operational data systems, testing and commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test and maintain PLC software for operating modes, sequences, control loops, alarms, interlocks and trips
- Build practical HMI and SCADA applications for plant control, monitoring, alarms, trends and fault diagnosis
- Integrate sensors, field devices and packaged equipment into the control system
- Perform I/O checks and troubleshoot issues across software, communications, PLC hardware and field devices
- Maintain systems for collecting, storing, backing up and accessing pilot and plant operational data
- Support company networks, devices, user access and backups in collaboration with external providers where required
- Prepare software tests and support FAT, dry and wet testing, startup and on-site commissioning
- Maintain structured documentation, including source code, backups, software releases, control descriptions, test results and network records
Requirements
- Degree, technician, Meister, vocational or equivalent qualification in automation, electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial IT, computer science or a related field
- Practical experience programming and commissioning PLC-controlled industrial or process equipment
- Strong PLC programming skills, including structured programming, process sequences, control loops and online diagnostics
- Experience developing HMI or SCADA applications and working with industrial data
- Experience with industrial communications and equipment integration
- Practical understanding of networks, computers, backups, access control and cybersecurity
- Methodical, hands-on approach to troubleshooting across software, networks, PLCs and field devices
- Professional English; German is a plus for site work and supplier coordination
- Structured approach to software testing, version control, release management and documentation
Nice to have
- Functional safety or safety PLC experience
- Data analysis or automated engineering reporting experience
- Experience managing IT systems in a startup, laboratory or engineering environment