Process / Implementation Engineer (m/f/d) – Food & Beverages / Process Industry (ML & OT Integration)

BeOne; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunities

Career development opportunities

Job summary

beON consult GmbH is a specialist IT consultancy delivering digital transformation in process industries, with a focus on OT/IT convergence for food & beverages. The role centers on integrating ML-enabled solutions into existing PLC/DCS environments and optimizing data flows across industrial architectures.

Travel nationally and internationally is expected, and the team collaborates using Jira and Confluence to deliver value with modern ML and AI concepts.

Qualifications

• Degree or solid qualification in Automation Engineering or related field.
• Experience as PLC Programmer or Automation/Process Engineer in the food & beverage industry.
• Mandatory: in-depth expertise in Siemens SISTAR/Braumat and ProLeiT PlantIT/brewmaxx.

Responsibilities

• Integrating software solutions and ML algorithms into existing process control systems (PLC/DCS) for food & beverage customers.
• Analyzing, configuring, and optimizing data flows within industrial control architectures for traceability and real-time optimization.
• Supporting on-site commissioning and functional testing for a smooth live operation transition.
• Conducting business-oriented process analyses to identify economic optimization potential (energy savings, material efficiency, throughput).
• Advising customers on connecting physical production with modern ML models.
• Working with Jira, Confluence and other project tools.

Skills

Automation Engineering

PLC Programmer

Process Engineer

Data-driven manufacturing

Education

Degree in Automation Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens SISTAR/Braumat

ProLeiT PlantIT/brewmaxx

IoT interfaces (OPC UA, MQTT)

Job description

Process / Implementation Engineer (m/f/d) – Food & Beverages / Process Industry (ML & OT Integration)

About us

beON consult GmbH is an independent IT consulting company specialising in digital transformation, enterprise architectures, SAP, cloud, data & analytics, and artificial intelligence. We support leading companies in planning, implementing, and continuously developing complex IT landscapes.

Our consulting approach is technology-agnostic: we do not focus on a single product, but on delivering the solution that creates the greatest value for our clients. To achieve this, we combine SAP technologies with modern cloud, data, and AI platforms to build powerful enterprise solutions. With offices in Kiel, Düsseldorf, Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna, Lisbon, and Hyderabad, we offer an international working environment with flat hierarchies, exciting projects, and excellent career development opportunities.

Employment Type: Permanent Position

Work Schedule: Full-time

Languages: German and English

Compensation: Attractive, above-market salary with performance-based bonus opportunities and individual career development prospects.

Responsibilities

If you are looking to take ownership and actively shape the future of intelligent, data-driven manufacturing processes, beON is the right place for you. We value your experience in Operational Technology (OT) and industrial automation just as much as your openness to modern machine learning and AI technologies.

Your responsibilities include:

• Integrating software solutions and machine learning algorithms into existing process control systems (PLC/DCS) for customers in the food and beverage industry.
• Analysing, configuring, and optimising data flows within industrial control architectures to enable complete traceability and real-time process optimisation.
• Supporting implementation and on-site commissioning at customer production facilities, including functional testing to ensure a smooth transition into live operation.
• Conducting business-oriented process analyses to identify and realise economic optimisation potential, such as energy savings, raw material efficiency, and increased production throughput.
• Advising customers on connecting the physical production environment (Operational Technology) with modern machine learning models.
• Working with technologies such as Siemens SISTAR/Braumat, ProLeiT PlantIT/brewmaxx, IoT interfaces (e.g. OPC UA, MQTT), and industrial databases.
• Using modern project and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and other relevant system tools.

Qualifications

• Degree or solid technical qualification in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, Brewing/Beverage Technology, or a comparable field.
• Initial professional experience as a PLC Programmer, Automation Engineer, Process Engineer, or in a comparable role within the food and beverage industry.
• Mandatory:In-depth expertise in Siemens SISTAR/Braumat and ProLeiT PlantIT/brewmaxx.
• Ideally, initial exposure to big data technologies, IoT interfaces (e.g. OPC UA, MQTT), or industrial database systems.
• Strong business acumen with a clear understanding of the financial impact of production downtime and how process optimisation improves customer ROI.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and process engineering concepts in a clear and understandable way while developing technology-neutral solutions together with customers.
• Willingness to travel nationally and internationally for customer assignments.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.