OT Automation Engineer — Maritime Critical Infrastructure

Qplox engineering; Vlaanderen; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Qplox engineering seeks an Automation Expert specializing in Operational Technology to manage, secure, and modernize critical maritime infrastructure, including bridges and locks.

You will work in a business-critical, highly regulated environment requiring uptime, safety, and continuous improvement of OT systems such as PLCs and SCADA, with a strong cybersecurity focus aligned to NIS/NIS2.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of demonstrable experience with automation technologies or comparable industrial automation tech.
• Siemens Step 7 Classic: minimum 5 years, hardware configuration and NetPro.
• Siemens TIA Portal: minimum 2 years, hardware setup and system communication.
• Siemens WinCC V7/V8: minimum 2 years, redundancy and PLC connectivity.
• Higher education in Electromechanical/Automation or equivalent experience.

Responsabilités

• Manage and maintain OT systems for control of bridges and locks.
• Implement and strengthen cybersecurity per NIS/NIS2 requirements.
• Perform updates, upgrades, and patching across OT technologies (PLC, SCADA, sensors, OPC).
• Develop and modify PLC and SCADA programs.
• Ensure reliability, safety, and service continuity in a highly regulated port environment.

Connaissances

Industrial automation

PLC programming

SCADA

Cybersecurity in OT

Expert level automation technologies

Formation

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering

Degree in Electromechanical Engineering or Automation Engineering

Equivalent professional experience

Outils

Siemens Step 7 Classic

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens WinCC V7/V8

Description du poste

Qplox engineering seeks an Automation Expert specializing in Operational Technology to manage, secure, and modernize critical maritime infrastructure, including bridges and locks.

You will work in a business-critical, highly regulated environment requiring uptime, safety, and continuous improvement of OT systems such as PLCs and SCADA, with a strong cybersecurity focus aligned to NIS/NIS2.