Senior Industrial Automation Engineer - PLC/SCADA Lead

SydSen Recruit

Durban

On-site

ZAR 725,000 - 949,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Medical aid contribution

Standby allowance

Petrol card

Cellphone

Job summary

SydSen Recruit in Durban is seeking a Senior Industrial Automation Engineer to lead the design, development and delivery of complex automation projects.

The successful candidate will own projects from system architecture and programming through FAT/SAT, commissioning and final handover, while providing technical leadership and client engagement.

Experience with PLC/SCADA/DCS, Siemens platforms and full lifecycle delivery is required, with willingness to travel locally.

Qualifications

7+ years of industrial automation experience.
BEng or BTech in Electrical, Electronic or Mechatronic Engineering.
Strong Siemens or equivalent PLC, SCADA and DCS experience.
Experience with full project lifecycle delivery.
Demonstrated technical leadership or mentorship experience.
Valid driver’s licence.
Willingness to travel and participate in rotational standby.
Experience with Profinet, Profibus, Modbus and Ethernet networks.
ECSA registration or eligibility advantageous.

Responsibilities

Design complete PLC/DCS, SCADA/HMI and industrial automation solutions.
Engineer control logic and communications.
Develop PLC and SCADA/HMI systems.
Integrate field devices, drives and instrumentation.
Lead signal verification and loop testing.
Conduct FAT/SAT and commissioning.
Manage client acceptance and final handover.
Drive software change control and governance.
Support process optimisation and energy-efficiency initiatives.
Apply risk, ISO and industry safety requirements.
Mentor engineers.
Support presales, technical scoping and estimating.
Engage with clients and contractors.

Job description

SydSen Recruit in Durban is seeking a Senior Industrial Automation Engineer to lead the design, development and delivery of complex automation projects.

The successful candidate will own projects from system architecture and programming through FAT/SAT, commissioning and final handover, while providing technical leadership and client engagement.

Experience with PLC/SCADA/DCS, Siemens platforms and full lifecycle delivery is required, with willingness to travel locally.

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