Senior Automation Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to lead and deliver automation and digitisation projects from concept through to commissioning. This hands‑on, customer‑facing position involves designing, programming and implementing advanced automation systems while mentoring junior engineers and driving innovation across international projects.

Key responsibilities

• Lead automation projects from concept to commissioning, managing scope, budget, schedule and quality.
• Design, program and configure PLCs, HMI/SCADA, motion control and drives.
• Develop control strategies, wiring diagrams and electrical layouts using EPLAN/AutoCAD Electrical.
• Implement Industrial IoT platforms, data acquisition and analytics to optimise operations.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and act as primary technical liaison with clients.
• Mentor junior engineers and identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Travel domestically and internationally to client sites for installation, FAT/SAT testing and commissioning.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronic, Automation or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 + years of experience in industrial automation, project delivery and system design.
• Proven experience managing site installations and commissioning.
• Full driver’s licence and willingness to travel (~10 % international travel).

Required skills

• PLC programming & troubleshooting (Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, Omron).
• HMI/SCADA design and deployment (Wonderware, Ignition, WinCC, FactoryTalk).
• Motion control and drives integration (servo drives, VFDs).
• Industrial IoT platforms, data acquisition and analytics.
• Industrial networking protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, OPC‑UA).
• Electrical design, control panels, wiring diagrams (EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical).
• Sensors, actuators, instrumentation, PID loops, process control.
• On‑site installation, FAT/SAT testing and commissioning.
• Industrial cybersecurity & IT/OT integration (nice to have).
• Vision systems, AGVs/AMRs, robotics integration (nice to have).
• AI/ML applications for predictive maintenance (nice to have).