Industrial Automation Project Engineer (m/w/d) — Givaudan

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Celebrate the beauty of human experiences with us. Create with love for nature for a happier, healthier life of people. Together, with warmth and modesty, we deliver food innovations, create inspiring scents and develop solutions that make people look good and feel good. With more than 17,000 employees worldwide, who explore ideas and goals together, there is much to learn and many from which we can learn. Dive into a varied, flexible and stimulating environment.

Meet professionals with real powers to work together, make friends and expand your skills. Every day your energy, creativity and determination shape our future and affect billions of people positively. Each part of you is an enrichment for our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

For our production site in Dübendorf we are looking for an engaged person as Industrial Automation Project Engineer(m/f/d).

In this exciting position, you support the existing engineering team. You will gain your sound expertise in an ongoing major project in the areas of automation technology, electrical engineering, process safety and IT/OT in general directly on site and assume the responsibility of a central part of the project starting from the Detail Design phase.

You work in a production-oriented environment at the Dübendorf site and you are directly rapporting to the site En,gi,nee,ring Manager.

Main tasks & Project Responsibility Automation

MSRL & Automation Engineering: Creation, revision and extension of MSRL lists, function descriptions and source & effect diagrams

Process reliability; execution and post-processing of process risk analyses as well as integration of safety integrity levels (SIL) and performance levels (PL).

Process technology: Dealing with regulatory issues during the selection and commissioning of a wide range of instruments and fittings.

Understanding and extending process flow images / R&Is.

Plant construction: coordination of external trades and technical challenges of solutions in the field of automation and electrical engineering proposed by the technical planners.

Installation & commissioning: Planning and guiding of the activities on site, coordination of the assembly and monitoring/co-ordination/implementation of the commissioning of the process plants.

Electrical

Coordination and support of internal and external trades

Read and interpret electro-schema

Instrumentation & Field Engineering: Asking about the instruments selected by the specialist planner and working out the most optimal solution for each application

IT/OT

Ensuring compliance with global Givaudan IT/OT standards in the ongoing project

Creation and execution of an automation concept taking into account all internal and legal requirements and including all stakeholders' requirements.

Monitoring the commissioning of measuring and control instruments in the process environment.

Your professional profile

Graduated studies (Uni/FH) Subject of automation technology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics or comparable. Knowledge of process technology or industrial process systems is of benefit.

Experience: At least 5 years of experience as an automation project engineer in industrial plant engineering / project engineer / field engineer (prefers food, chemical or pharmaceutical industry).

Automation & Security: Detection of practice in the creation/extension of MSRL lists, instrument selection and knowledge in the handling of process security, technical data (SIL, performance level).

Software: Ideally experience in handling the Siemens TIA Portal, WinCC, Simatic S7. Good knowledge of Autodesk AutoCAD (2D & P&ID) is an advantage. Secure knowledge MS Office.

Working method: Self-employed, structured and goal-oriented working methods in the execution of parallel project phases.

Languages: German and English in word and writing.

Process technology: Ideally already experience in spray drying.

Additional information

The work place is Dübendorf. Due to the production-related project execution and for upcoming commissioning a predominantly on-site presence is required.

Working time mainly sliding (returning to be taken into account)

Integration into well-positioned engineering team (6 people) with open communication, communication, culture

What additional benefits do we offer?

Interesting development and training opportunities

40 hours week

Additional paid days

Advantageous pension funds Conditions

Reduced meals in the staff restaurant

Sports and leisure activities in the Givaudan Sports Club (showers on site)

Discount in the employee shop in Kemptthal

Free company parking and bike port

REKA Checks and SBB Half-tax participation

Free drinks (water, coffee, tea)

Worldwide private accident coverage and free hospital choice

The costs of Givaudan for accident insurance and additional insurance contributions

Additional voluntary family and training allowances

At Givaudan, you will help create delicious taste and fragrance experiences that enrich people's lives. We appreciate the different perspectives that arise from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences. Each person – regardless of ethnic origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, culture, religion or personal circumstances – is welcome at Givaudan, a place where we all like to be and grow.

Every part of you is an enrichment for our world. Join in and shape a better future together with us.

Job details

  • Company: Givaudan
  • Position: Industrial Automation Project Engineer (m/w/d)
  • Location: Dübendorf, Switzerland, Zürich
  • Salary: CHF 83'000 - 126'000 (source unverified)
  • Sector: Flavors & Fragrances (chemicals / FMCG ingredients)
  • Posted on: 2026-08-05
  • Expired on: 2026-09-30

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