Automation Engineer

SeaPattern Sweden AB; Linköpings kommun; On-site; SEK 322,878 - 461,254; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to make real impact in renewable energy

Hands-on work with deeptech systems

A tight-knit team of engineers and scientists

Job summary

SeaPattern Sweden AB in Linköping is seeking an Automation Engineer to improve renewable energy production through automation and control strategies. Responsibilities include integrating sensors and configuring control hardware, alongside developing reliable systems for data acquisition. Ideal candidates will possess a degree in Electrical Engineering or related fields and have experience in embedded systems. Join a passionate team committed to real-world impact in renewable energy.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded programming.
• Experience with ARM-based MCUs.
• Familiarity with integrating embedded systems with cloud or web-based platforms.

Responsibilities

• Commission and integrate sensors, actuators, and DAQ systems into operational setups.
• Configure and deploy industrial control hardware.
• Develop control strategies for energy optimization in power systems.

Skills

Embedded programming in C/C++

Designing custom PCBs

Troubleshooting electronics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field

Job description

Automation Engineer

What you'll do:

You will work at the intersection of control systems, industrial automation, and electrical systems, ensuring our technology operates efficiently, autonomously, and reliably in real environments. This is a hands‑on role across the full development cycle: from concept and prototyping to commissioning and deployment.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

• Commission and integrate sensors, actuators, inverters, and DAQ systems into cohesive, operational setups
• Configure and deploy industrial control hardware (PLCs, IPCs, HMIs, DAQ systems)
• Develop and implement control strategies for energy optimization in power systems
• Design and build automation architectures using industrial protocols (Ethernet based Fieldbus)
• Develop and tune control strategies for hydrokinetic turbines and power electronics
• Design systems for data acquisition, remote monitoring, and diagnostics
• Ensure robust system performance across signal integrity, communication reliability, and EMC
• Collaborate closely across mechanical, electrical, and software engineering

Who you are:

You enjoy building real systems where hardware, software, and field reality meet and you take pride in seeing a commissioned system run reliably in the field.

We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or a related field.
• Experience designing custom PCBs.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded programming.
• Experience with ARM-based MCUs.
• Familiarity with integrating embedded systems with cloud or web-based platforms.
• Understanding of mechanical and mechatronic systems is considered a merit.
• Experience troubleshooting electronics.

Bonus

• Knowledge of control theory (e.g. PID, system dynamics)
• Experience with SCADA systems or remote monitoring platforms
• Familiarity with low- to medium-voltage electrical systems
• Experience in harsh or remote environments

Why Join SeaPattern?

Real Impact Your work directly increases renewable energy production in operating hydropower plants. Not in theory, in real facilities, with measurable results.

Build What Matters You will work hands‑on with deeptech systems combining hardware and advanced analytics, together with a tight team of engineers, scientists, and builders.

Grow Fast Through Ownership You won’t be a small part of a large system. You will own real problems end‑to‑end from idea and design to testing and implementation and grow through doing.

Recruitment process

Full-time position based at SeaPattern’s office in Linköping, Sweden. A valid EU and Swedish work permit is required.