Software Automation Engineer PLC & HMI

Bottero S.p.A. is a leading company in the glass and solar panel machinery industry with a history of over 60 years of innovation and excellence. With a global presence and a constant commitment to technological innovation, we are expanding our team of highly skilled engineers.

For our solar site based in Catania , we are looking for a highly motivated PLC Software Engineer . The ideal candidate will be a young engineer passionate about new technologies, holding a degree in Automation, Electronics, Mechatronics, or similar , and ready to contribute to the service and maintenance of control and software at one of the biggest European solar production sites.

The candidate will develop in the following technologies:

• PLC Software programming
• HMI Software programming
• SCADA programming
• CNC/Motion control development
• PLC, HMI, and Inverter software installation

Requirements and Background Experience:

• Degree in Automation, Mechatronics, Electronics, or related field
• Previous service and troubleshooting experience on automation and machinery is welcome
• Proficiency in spoken and written English; knowledge of a second foreign language is a plus
• Knowledge of PLC/HMI programming (preferably Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, or Codesys)
• Knowledge of SCADA programming (preferably Intellution iFix, Wonderware Aveva, Movicom, Siemens WinCC, Ignition)
• Knowledge of real-time programming is appreciated
• Experience with optimization techniques, big data processing, and machine learning is a plus
• Robotics knowledge is a plus
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Java, Python, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, and relational databases (MySQL, SQL Server) is a plus
• Experience in developing real-time automatic controls is beneficial
• Good communication skills, teamwork aptitude, and personal initiative are important