Lead Engineer, Control Systems & Cybersecurity

Air Liquide; Poland; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Multisport card

Life insurance

Share purchase program

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction Poland in Kraków is seeking a Control System & Cybersecurity Specialist. You will drive control systems architecture, BPCS/SIS integration, and cybersecurity across the project lifecycle from bid to FAT/SAT, ensuring compliance with group standards and a Secure by Design approach.

This role combines engineering expertise with project coordination in an international environment.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in a similar role in oil & gas.
• Strong knowledge of control system architecture and cybersecurity for industrial plants.
• Fluent English in speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

• Define the unit's control strategy aligned with contract and process data.
• Develop BPCS/SIS architecture and I/O schemes, including cybersecurity requirements.
• Participate in system design, procurement, FAT/SAT, and vendor clarifications.
• Coordinate interfaces with clients, vendors and other disciplines.

Skills

Oil & gas experience

Cybersecurity

English skills

Tools

VISIO

AutoCAD

SmartPlant Instrumentation

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Yokogawa BPCS/SIS

Centum VP

Prosafe RS

DELTA V

Siemens PLC

SCADA interfaces

MODBUS

PROFINET

OPC

Job description

Entity Description

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction builds the Group’s production units (mainly air gas separation and hydrogen production units) and provides external customers with efficient, sustainable, customized technology and process solutions. Our core expertise in industrial gas, energy conversion and gas purification, enables customers to optimize natural resources. We cover the entire project life-cycle: license engineering services / proprietary equipment, high-end engineering & design capabilities, project management & execution services. In addition we also offer efficient customer services through our worldwide set-up. As a technology partner, customers benefit from our research and development to achieve energy transition goals.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

We're looking for a Control System & Cybersecurity Specialist. Within the Control System & Cybersecurity department of Air Liquide E&C One Europe, you will act as a technical expert and reference point for control systems hardware engineering and industrial cybersecurity. You will be involved throughout the entire project lifecycle—from bidding and FEED phases to execution and commissioning. Your role is to ensure that deployed architectures are robust, optimized, and strictly aligned with Group standards by incorporating a Secure by Design approach. The role in based in Kraków, Poland.

As part of the organization of proposals and the implementation of projects and in addition to his/her mission as an Engineering specialist, the Control System Specialist is responsible for:

• Definition of the unit's control strategy in accordance with the input data (contract, process, environment, etc.), including the Safety SIL segregation (BPCS/SIS/ESD)

• Participation in the definition of BPCS / SIS Architecture system and package monitoring

  • Marchelling Architecture / PLC

  • MODIN Architecture

  • Remote I/O Panel (RIOP) Architecture

  • Cybersecurity Requirements

• Participation in the System Engineering Design (Hard & Soft)

  • HAZOP

  • I/O List

  • I/O Assignment

  • Plant Interfaces

  • Layout Drawing of system component

  • Control Room & Technical Room Layout

  • Supervision Screens definition

  • HMI Control definition

  • Installation rules

• Participation in the system Procurement phase

  • Technical Requisition Package

  • BID Clarification phase up to Purchase order

    • Ensure compliance with the contract (scope)

    • Compliance with specifications (if applicable)

• Participation in VENDOR PACKAGES clarifications (Machines, etc.) and validation Post Order documentation

• Participation in the Factory and Site Acceptance Tests (FAT, SAT) for hardware and software for BPCS and SIS systems;

• Coordination of the Package Units, interfaces to other discipline, client and vendors

Deliverables:

• Control BPCS/SIS Architecture

• I/O List & I/O Assignment, including instrumentation & electrical signals

• Control room & Technical Room Layout

• Validation of exchange tables between Main control system and third Part

• Validation of detail drawings systems cabinets and Servers & Networks Cabinets.

• Functional Analysis/ Logic Diagram Interpretation

• FAT (Factory Acceptance Test ) system for Hardware, Software & Cybersecurity Parts.

• Functional Analysis / Vendor doc update after FAT/SAT

Are you a MATCH?

• At least 10 years of experience in a similar role in the oil & gas industry

• Knowledge of the following tools:

VISIO, Autocad, Smartplant Instrumentation (SPI), office and Google sui

Yokogawa BPCS/SIS Architecture ( Material & Software (Centum VP & Prosafe RS))

Emerson BPCS.SIS Architecture ( Material & Software (DELTA V))

Siemens PLC.

SCADA interfaces

I/O Cards, Controllers, CPU, etc…

Communication Protocols & Architectures (MODBUS, PROFINET, OPC, …)

Cybersecurity of Industrial Plants

• English - very good in speaking and writing

We offer:

• Engaging position in an international company

• Work in a multicultural team

• Training and opportunities to develop

• Attractive compensation and benefits package including private medical care, Multisport card and life insurance

• Possibility to purchase company shares on preferential terms

• International exposure

• Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week

• Comfortable office location and modern office space

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.