Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and commission control and regulation solutions for industrial processes, focusing on safety and robustness.
• Develop and program control systems, with experience in AC450 programming and platform-specific libraries.
• Configure and integrate DCS/PLC systems such as Advant and 800xA for monitoring, logging, and alarm management.
• Carry out control analysis and optimise control strategies in collaboration with process engineers to improve process stability and energy usage.
• Produce technical documentation, functional specifications, and commissioning plans, and verify deliveries against requirements.
• Perform troubleshooting, system testing, and commissioning support, as well as provide technical support during operational incidents.
• Collaborate within cross-functional teams to ensure automation solutions deliver business value and comply with applicable regulations and standards.
• Participate in engineering, risk assessments, and the follow-up of improvement projects, with a focus on lifecycle cost and scalability.

Profile

• Practical and solution-oriented, with strong attention to detail and quality of delivery.
• Communicative and collaborative, comfortable working in cross-functional projects and able to explain technical solutions clearly.
• Proactive and curious, with a drive for continuous improvement and learning within automation and control engineering.
• Flexible and service-minded, with a strong sense of responsibility for plant reliability and safety.

Requirements

• Relevant technical education within automation, control engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrable experience in AC450 programming or similar PLC programming.
• Hands-on experience with 800xA for integration, visualisation, or system administration.
• Good understanding of control engineering and the application of PID control, model-based controllers, and process dynamics.
• Experience in troubleshooting, system testing, and commissioning within a production environment.

Desirable Skills

• Certifications or formal training in specific automation system vendors' tools and standards.
• Experience with network architecture, OT cybersecurity, and industrial IT integration.
• Knowledge of advanced control engineering, modelling, and optimisation methods.

Deliverables & Success Measures

• Delivery and commissioning of control systems in accordance with functional requirements and agreed schedules.
• Reduced process variation and improved availability and throughput KPIs following control system tuning and optimisation.
• Completion and approval of technical documentation, test protocols, and commissioning reports.
• Implementation of improvements demonstrating a positive impact on energy consumption or operating costs.

Tools & Technologies

• Industry-standard automation systems and tools, including PLC/DCS platforms, SCADA, historian systems, and version control.
• Emphasis on experience with AC450 programming, integration and operation of 800xA, and configuration of Advant systems.
• Understanding of practical control engineering, OT network connectivity, and standards relating to safe automation.