Industrial Automation Engineer

Oilon Technology Oy; Lahti; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health care

Flextime

Exercise benefits

Culture benefits

Massage benefits

Job summary

Oilon Group in Lahti, Finland seeks an Industrial Automation Engineer to design and optimize automation systems for industrial heat pump solutions featuring ABB hardware. The role emphasizes programming, development, and modernization of control software with a focus on ABB PLCs and Codesys Structured Text.

The ideal candidate has a solid control systems background, strong teamwork, and fluency in English and Finnish. Occasional travel may be required for site activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• 2–5+ years of automation or embedded programming in manufacturing, energy, process, or similar industrial environments.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols and modern control architectures is beneficial.
• Experience with ABB PLCs and Codesys Structured Text is advantageous.
• Occasional travel availability required.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Fluent in English and Finnish, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automation system architectures.
• Contribute to modularization, parameterization, and modernization of control software.
• Present and justify proposed improvements to cross-functional teams.
• Program and configure PLC and DCS systems.
• Lead system integration and commissioning, including FAT and SAT.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards.
• Develop and maintain unit, integration, and functional test programs.
• Provide stakeholder support for sales and service teams.

Skills

Automation programming

Control systems

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

English

Finnish

Education

Electrical Engineering

Automation Engineering

Mechatronics

Tools

ABB PLCs

Codesys Structured Text

Job description

**We are currently looking for Industrial Automation Engineer to help us create a world that is one degree better**

We are seeking an Industrial Automation Engineer with relevant experience in the programming, development, implementation, and optimization of advanced automation systems for our industrial heat pump solutions. The role focuses on automation platforms built primarily on ABB hardware.

The position is based in Lahti.

**Key responsibilities**

• – Design and develop automation system architectures
• – Contribute to the modularization, parameterization, and modernization of existing control software
• – Present and justify proposed improvements to cross-functional teams
• – Program and configure PLC and DCS systems
• – Lead system integration and commissioning activities, including Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)
• – Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards
• – Develop and maintain unit, integration, and functional test programs
• – Stakeholder support for sales and service organization

**What are we looking for in a candidate?**

The position requires a solid technical background in control systems, programming, instrumentation, or digital manufacturing technologies, combined with strong collaboration skills. The ideal candidate contributes to operational reliability, ensures compliance with cybersecurity and safety requirements, and supports continuous improvement while working closely with engineering, operations, and customer service.

Qualifications and preferred skills:

• – Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or related discipline
• – 2–5+ years of relevant experience in automation or embedded programming within manufacturing, energy, process, or similar industrial environments
• – Familiarity with industrial communication protocols, instrumentation, and modern control system architectures is beneficial
• – Experience with ABB PLCs and Codesys Structured Text (IEC 611313) is considered as an advantage
• – Occasional business travel availability required
• – Good problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• – Good communication skills
• – Fluent language skills in English and Finnish, written and spoken

**What we offer**

We offer you an engaging position with varied responsibilities in an international growth-oriented family company. In your position, you will have the opportunity to make full use of your skills, showcase your know-how, and deepen your expertise.

The Oilon Group offers a multitude of personnel benefits, such as an extended occupational health care scheme and flextime as well as exercise and culture benefits and massage benefits.

Our goal is to create and maintain an excellent working environment which offers employees meaningful work and creates opportunities for continuous professional development. Our guiding principle is to offer equal opportunities for all our employees. Oilon respects human rights and does not accept any form of discrimination.

_Oilon is a family-owned, global energy and environmental technology company, founded in 1961. Oilon specializes in environmental technology with a special emphasis on research and development. The focus areas of our research and development include solutions based on new energy sources and energy recycling as well as improving energy efficiency and reducing emission levels._

_In 2025, Oilons turnover was EUR 65 million, and we had approximately 350 employees. Our business is on a high growth path. Oilon has operations in Finland, USA, and China, and we have sales offices in Brazil and Germany. Our extensive network of resellers spans the globe._

_Oilon – One degree better._