Automation & Control Engineer - Siemens PLC & HMI

Preh Car Connect GmbH; Trofa; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Competitive salary

Cutting-edge technologies

International environment

Job summary

Preh Portugal, Lda is seeking an Automation and Control Engineer to join our Trofa team. You will develop and maintain automotive automation systems, focusing on Siemens PLCs, HMI, and industrial communication networks while collaborating in an international environment.

You will also work with C#/.NET applications and contribute to system integration, safety programming is a plus, and you will help produce detailed technical documentation for projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal and SIMATIC PLCs (S7-1200/S7-1500).
• Knowledge of Siemens distributed I/O systems (ET 200) and PROFINET.
• Familiarity with C# and .NET development practices (version control, testing).
• Ability to read and interpret technical documentation.
• Desirable: Siemens Safety/F-CPUs and safety programming; Siemens HMI/WinCC; KUKA robots; machine vision; CAN/LIN protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and program Siemens PLCs using TIA Portal and configure distributed I/O.
• Develop and implement HMI solutions within Siemens WinCC.
• Handle system integration using PROFINET and other industrial protocols.
• Work with C#/.NET to develop and integrate applications.
• Integrate automation equipment, drives, sensors, vision systems, and robots.
• Prepare technical documentation and contribute to project architecture.

Skills

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens SIMATIC PLCs S7-1200/1500

PROFINET & industrial networks

C# & .NET

Software version control

Reading technical documentation

Tools

Siemens ET 200

WinCC

KUKA robots

CAN/LIN

Job description

Preh Portugal, Lda is seeking an Automation and Control Engineer to join our Trofa team. You will develop and maintain automotive automation systems, focusing on Siemens PLCs, HMI, and industrial communication networks while collaborating in an international environment.

You will also work with C#/.NET applications and contribute to system integration, safety programming is a plus, and you will help produce detailed technical documentation for projects.