Automation Project Engineer

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Automation Project Engineer (Ref. TN/APE 2025)

Automation Project Engineer with responsibilities for designing automation systems and supervising/coordinating their commissioning.

Main responsibilities

• Definition and structuring of automation systems.
• Preparation of automation system engineering (system architecture, networks, remote I/O, motor list, I/O list, cable list, etc.).
• Preparation of technical specifications for the purchase of control systems (PC/PLC, software), panels and accessories.
• Supervision and coordination of suppliers who develop detailed engineering and the construction of panels and accessories.
• Support for software engineers who develop automation.
• Supervision and coordination of testing activities for panels and automation systems (FAT - Factory Acceptance Test).
• Supervision and coordination of automation system commissioning activities.

Required profile

• Experience in defining and designing PLC-based automation systems (components, distribution, networks, SCADA platforms), preferably for steelworks (electric furnaces, fume systems, silo systems, etc.).
• Alternatively, experience in the management/maintenance of automation systems for steelworks or other moderately complex industrial plants.
• Skills and experience in the electrical engineering of automation systems (P&ID, SCADA/PLC system architecture, signal lists, electrical diagrams, cable lists).
• Good knowledge of English.
• Knowledge and use of electrical CAD (AutoCAD and SPAC).
• Knowledge of DCS systems is considered a plus.
• Knowledge of PLC programming is considered a plus.
• Willingness to travel in Italy and abroad (up to 30% of the time).

Workplace

Workplace: Dalmine (BG)

Job identifiers

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Industries
• Mining

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