Lead PLC Engineer R&D — Bühler Group

Full description

Do you want to actively shape the automation of future machines and plants while setting technological standards? Our Chocolate & Flavor Creation business unit develops innovative machinery, equipment and automation solutions for the processing of cocoa, chocolate, coffee and nuts. As a Technical Lead Automation Engineer PLC in our R&D team, you take on the technical responsibility for demanding automation developments and accompany new technologies from the initial idea through validation to market introduction.

Tasks

• They assume technical responsibility for demanding automation developments and accompany new machines and plants from the first idea to the successful market launch.
• You will design future-proof, modular PLC software architectures and develop reusable solutions with Siemens and Rockwell for our next generation of machines
• They realize and document new functions for control, visualization, motion control and drive technology and integrate the results of risk analyses into the safety software according to DIN EN ISO 13849
• You plan and implement the verification and validation of new developments – with unit tests and digital twins as well as on prototypes, test facilities and selected customer assignments
• They analyze technological requirements and test results, derive innovative solutions and continuous improvements from them and work closely with design, product management, project management and other R&D specialist areas.

Requirements

• Completed studies in automation, electrical engineering, system engineering, mechatronics or software engineering or a comparable technical education with corresponding further education
• In-depth experience in the development of complex PLC software for machines or plants as well as safe handling of Siemens TIA Portal and/or Rockwell Automation Studio
• Experience in the conception of modular and reusable software architectures as well as in-depth knowledge in safety PLC programming, visualization, motion control, drive and control technology
• Strong understanding of modern development and testing methods, as well as familiarity with industrial communications solutions and tools such as Git and Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of unit tests, digital twins, structured text or other programming languages
• Analytical and creative working methods, initiative and technical leadership skills as well as very good knowledge of German and English and willingness to travel internationally by around 10%

We offer

Staff restaurant VIVA We offer our employees a daily fitness menu from 9.00 CHF.

Attractive mobility concept We offer an OSTWIND ZVV / Z-Pass + Half-Tax for 365 CHF + 400CHF public transport credit as well as an attractive first-class subscription or free parking.

Health port We are committed to health prevention through laboratory analyses, massages, nutritional advice, physiotherapy, group courses and a company doctor.

Attractive holiday entitlement Sufficient time for recreation and personal interests - we offer from 25 to 30 days of holidays per year depending on the year of life.

Employer-funded pension plan Bühler Pensionskasse offers its employees an independent pension fund that ensures reliable financial retirement: www.pk-buhler.ch

Mobile subscriptions We offer special conditions for mobile subscriptions via Mobilezone at Sunrise and Swisscom.

Two billion people eat food produced at Bühler plants every day. One billion people travel in vehicles whose parts were produced using Bühler technologies. With every decision, Bühler pursues the goal of reconciling the needs of the economy, people and nature. In this way, we develop solutions that open up sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed and mobility industries. We want to innovate for a better world, with a particular focus on healthy, safe and sustainable solutions. This is why we work with customers, start-ups, multinational corporations and scientists to achieve a faster impact together.