Control Systems Engineer: PLC/SCADA Diagnostics & Support

KION Group; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Health cover via Medibank

Competitive salary + super

Career Development & GlobalOpportuntes

Salary packaging & novated leasing

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a talented Control Systems Support Engineer to join our Melbourne Customer Service team. You’ll provide technical support for sophisticated automated material handling systems, diagnose issues, upgrade controls, program PLCs, and support commissioning and customer training.

Work hours are Monday to Friday with an on-call roster roughly 10 weeks per year. Travel interstate or overseas may be required, and you’ll operate within a collaborative, safety‑conscious environment.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified: engineering or scientific discipline or electrical trade with tertiary qualifications in undefined
• Electrical trades licence qualification is highly regarded
• Knowledge of configuration, programming and commissioning of PLCs (Siemens S7 preferred)
• Knowledge of SCADA applications like ICONICS, CITEC and WINCC
• Knowledge of materials handling system controls is highly desirable such as conveyors and sortation undefined
• Ability to work without supervision and guide teams/projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Flexibility to travel interstate, regional areas and overseas Australian
• Work Rights: PR or Citizenship

Responsibilities

• Providing second level technical support to maintenance team as requested
• Participate in the On-Call after hours support roster
• Conformance to OHS&E standards in the design and execution of all work
• Prepare/assist with budget costing and quoting
• Development of functional specifications
• Complete regular system diagnostics and analysis procedures and provide customer reports
• Preparation of PLC programs and configuration of SCADA and PLC-related equipment e.g. HMI’s, Scanners, Roller drive-cards and VSD’s
• Report on designed/installed equipment which is not performing to the design specifications
• Testing and commissioning systems on site
• Preparation of test plans and operator & technical manuals
• Training client personnel and providing customer support
• Assist with interstate or some overseas projects when required

Skills

PLC programming

SCADA

Electrical systems

On-call support

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree or electrical trade with tertiary qualifications

Tools

ICONICS

CITEC

WINCC

Siemens S7

Job description

Dematic is seeking a talented Control Systems Support Engineer to join our Melbourne Customer Service team. You’ll provide technical support for sophisticated automated material handling systems, diagnose issues, upgrade controls, program PLCs, and support commissioning and customer training.

Work hours are Monday to Friday with an on-call roster roughly 10 weeks per year. Travel interstate or overseas may be required, and you’ll operate within a collaborative, safety‑conscious environment.