Automation Engineer

g2 Recruitment; Oberösterreich; On-site; EUR 101,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

g2 Recruitment seeks experienced freelance PLC/Controls Engineers for upcoming warehouse and distribution-centre automation projects in Austria. The work covers installation, integration, commissioning and optimisation of large-scale automated material-handling systems: conveyor lines, sorters, AS/RS, shuttles, palletising cells and the control layer linking them to WCS/WMS.

You will program PLCs (Siemens TIA Portal / S7), commission on-site and integrate with HMI/SCADA and WMS, while testing,

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as SPS-Programmierer / Inbetriebnehmer / Controls Engineer.
• Siemens TIA Portal and S7 are mandatory; Beckhoff TwinCAT, Rockwell or Schneider are a plus.
• Strong commissioning and troubleshooting track record on site.
• Conveyor and material-handling systems experience.
• Reading electrical schematics and technical documentation.
• English working level; German a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Program PLC software for conveyors and AS/RS systems.
• Commission on-site installations and start-up.
• Integrate PLC, HMI/SCADA (WinCC), MFC/WCS and WMS interfaces.
• Troubleshoot PLCs, drives and industrial networks.
• Perform FAT/SAT and go-live support.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical and software teams.
• Implement brownfield upgrades and equipment integration.

Skills

On-site commissioning

Troubleshooting

Systems integration

Team collaboration

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens S7

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Rockwell

Schneider PLC

WinCC

Profinet/Profibus/EtherCAT

EPLAN

Job description

I am sourcing experienced freelance PLC / Controls Engineers for upcoming warehouse and distribution-centre automation projects with intralogistics integrators and OEMs in Austria.

The projects cover installation, integration, commissioning and optimisation of large-scale automated material-handling systems: conveyor lines, sorters, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), shuttle systems, palletising cells and the control layer linking them to WCS/WMS.

• Location: Austria
• Start: January
• Travel: Moderate

Role

PLC programming, controls integration, commissioning, and troubleshooting of automated intralogistics systems, including:

• PLC programming and software modifications (Siemens TIA Portal / S7)
• Commissioning of conveyor, sorter and storage systems on site
• Integration of conveyors, sorters, AS/RS, shuttles, scanners, scales and labelling stations
• Troubleshooting PLC, I/O, drives (SEW, Siemens) and industrial networks
• Interfaces between PLC, HMI/SCADA (WinCC), material flow control (MFC/WCS) and WMS
• System testing, FAT/SAT, go-live support
• Optimising throughput, cycle times and material flow
• Brownfield upgrades: integrating new equipment into running plants (Bestandsanlagen)
• Working with electrical, mechanical, software and project engineering teams

Required Experience

• Several years as SPS-Programmierer / Inbetriebnehmer / Controls Engineer
• Siemens TIA Portal and S7 (mandatory); Beckhoff TwinCAT, Rockwell or Schneider a plus
• Strong commissioning and troubleshooting track record on site
• Conveyor and material-handling systems
• Profinet, Profibus, EtherCAT or similar
• HMI / SCADA (WinCC or comparable)
• Reading electrical schematics (EPLAN) and technical documentation
• English working level, German is a bonus
• Driving licence, willingness to travel

Intralogistics Experience

Direct experience in the following is highly desirable:

• Automated distribution centres and warehouses
• AS/RS, shuttle and miniload systems
• Palletising and depalletising cells
• Material flow control (MFC) and WCS/WMS integration
• Brownfield upgrades in running operations

We will consider candidates without direct intralogistics experience if they have strong backgrounds in airport baggage handling (BHS), parcel and postal automation, automotive material handling, or special-purpose machinery, provided they bring experience with conveyors, sorters, and large-scale automated systems.

Experience with TGW, BEUMER, SSI Schäfer, Knapp, Dematic, Witron, Vanderlande, Siemens Logistics or comparable integrators is highly relevant.