Senior PLC & Automation Engineer - Industrial Control (Equity)

Lace Lithography; Bergen; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity through an

€50 gym allowance

Weekly team lunches

Annual off-site with the whole team

Relocation and immigration support

Job summary

Lace Lithography in Bergen is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead the automation layer for our lab and production systems, strengthening control and reliability.

You will architect PLC-based control, integrate hardware and software, and guide commissioning and testing in the Bergen lab, with a focus on fail-safe operation and scalable architectures. The role requires collaboration across teams and skills in Rust or Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years delivering PLC-based automation systems through full engineering lifecycle.
• Deep knowledge of PLC programming, interlocks, alarms, fault handling, and safe-state behavior.
• Proficiency in Rust or Python; familiarity with Git and automated testing.
• Strong cross-domain troubleshooting and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the PLC-based automation layer for Lace’s instrumentation systems.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain PLC applications for equipment sequencing, interlocks, and diagnostics.
• Build interfaces between PLCs and higher-level software using industrial protocols and data models.
• Lead hands-on integration, commissioning, validation, and troubleshooting in the Bergen lab.
• Establish automated testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and failure-injection procedures.
• Evaluate PLC platforms and automation technologies; help define a long-term roadmap.
• Bridge software and industrial controllers with robust data exchange and APIs.

Skills

PLC programming

Sequential control

State machines

Interlocks & alarms

Fault handling

Rust / Python

Git

Automated testing

Hardware integrations

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation/related field

Tools

TwinCAT

Beckhoff

EtherCAT

Git

Job description

Lace Lithography in Bergen is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead the automation layer for our lab and production systems, strengthening control and reliability.

You will architect PLC-based control, integrate hardware and software, and guide commissioning and testing in the Bergen lab, with a focus on fail-safe operation and scalable architectures. The role requires collaboration across teams and skills in Rust or Python.