Senior Automation Engineer - PLC & Systems Design

SybotX; Lyon; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

SybotX, a robotics and industrial automation company based in Lyon, is expanding its technical team. We seek an Automation Engineer to analyze and design automated systems and to ensure commissioning across projects in automotive, industry, aerospace sectors.

Reporting to the automation department, you will lead PLC programming (Schneider/Siemens Step7, TIA Portal) and write functional analyses, while coordinating with clients and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrotechnics, or Industrial Automation.
• 3 to 5 years of automation experience.
• Experience with Schneider/Siemens PLCs and safety knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and design automated systems and ensure commissioning.
• Prepare feasibility studies and contribute to specifications.
• Lead feasibility studies including costs, timelines, and risks.
• Write functional analyses and I/O mapping based on layouts.
• Program PLCs according to layouts and I/O definitions.
• Coordinate meetings with clients, suppliers, and project teams.
• Oversee commissioning and ensure installation reliability.

Skills

Automation expertise

Electrical engineering

PLC programming

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Industrial Automation

Tools

Schneider PLCs

Siemens Step7

TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley

Job description

SybotX, a robotics and industrial automation company based in Lyon, is expanding its technical team. We seek an Automation Engineer to analyze and design automated systems and to ensure commissioning across projects in automotive, industry, aerospace sectors.

Reporting to the automation department, you will lead PLC programming (Schneider/Siemens Step7, TIA Portal) and write functional analyses, while coordinating with clients and suppliers.