Senior Industrial Automation Engineer
Responsibilities
- Design complete PLC/DCS, SCADA/HMI and industrial automation solutions
- Engineer control logic and communications
- Develop PLC and SCADA/HMI systems
- Integrate field devices, drives and instrumentation
- Lead signal verification and loop testing
- Conduct FAT/SAT and commissioning
- Manage client acceptance and final handover
- Drive software change control and technical governance
- Support process optimisation and energy-efficiency initiatives
- Apply risk, ISO and industry safety requirements
- Mentor engineers
- Support presales, technical scoping and estimating
- Engage with clients and contractors
Requirements
- Minimum 7+ years’ industrial automation experience
- BEng or BTech in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering
- Strong Siemens or equivalent PLC, SCADA and DCS experience
- Experience with full project lifecycle delivery
- Demonstrated technical leadership or mentorship experience
- Valid driver’s licence
- Willingness to travel and participate in rotational standby
- Strong experience with TIA Portal, Step 7 and/or PCS 7
- Experience with WinCC, Ignition or AVEVA advantageous
- Knowledge of Profinet, Profibus, Modbus and Ethernet-based networks
- Functional safety and SIL experience advantageous
- VSD and soft-starter setup and commissioning experience
- ECSA registration or eligibility advantageous
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