Vacant job

Job Scope

High-level purpose of the function.

An Automation Engineer in a cell manufacturing company plays a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining automated production systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. They are responsible for programming, troubleshooting, and improving PLCs, robots, and other automated equipment, supporting both new production line installations and ongoing process improvements. The role also includes ensuring accurate data transfer, system connectivity, and smooth communication with cloud platforms to enable traceability, analysis, and digital integration. Close collaboration with production, engineering, and maintenance teams is required to identify and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and equipment uptime. A strong focus is placed on continuous improvement, safety, and scalability to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle battery production.

Key Responsibilities

Overall areas of responsibility and activities.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Participate in HAZOP sessions and ensure compliance with process safety, operational safety, and environmental standards relating to equipment control and programming.
• Responsible for FATs (Factory Acceptance Tests) of the equipment (Project timeline dependent).
• Lead automation system integration during equipment commissioning (Project timeline dependent).
• Develop the automation systems to be implemented in the production and logistics equipment in the factory, as well as relevant specifications and documentation.
• Author and review engineering design documentation (Specifications, Functional design, Logic diagrams, Test Cases, Test Records).
• Train and mentor new engineers, and educate other support functions on process control.
• Conduct code reviews and test supplier work within projects to validate specified functionality and ensure the quality and reliability of data transferred from the equipment to upper-level systems.
• Participate in R&D activities for piloting new technologies and their suitability for production environments.
• Define and improve the factory blueprint, general specifications, and ways of working in collaboration with the extended automation and digitalization teams (Project timeline dependent).
• Contribute to technical improvements, development, and optimization of software processes internally within the automation team.
• The role requires regular presence on the production floor.
• Develop and maintain automation programming standards.
• Complete supplementary tasks as deemed appropriate by management to effectively utilize time and resources for the benefit of the business.

Requirements

Educational background and previous experience required for the role.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Software Engineering, or similar.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience within Industrial Automation in process-driven or discrete manufacturing industries such as: Battery Cell, Automotive, Chemical, Paper, Semiconductors, Pharma, Food, Warehouses, etc.
• Experience working with sensors, instrumentation, servo drives, and motion technology.
• Experience with PLC, SCADA, OPC connectivity, and MES interfaces, especially using Siemens and/or Beckhoff systems.
• Experience in industrial communication protocols and network architecture, including the design of control system architecture and PLC code delivering the desired system functionality.
• Experience in writing technical documentation (Requirement specifications, Functional design, UML, Test Cases, Test Records).
• Experienced in continuous improvement and root cause analysis.

Specific Skills & Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for manufacturing systems.
• Troubleshooting skills with diagnostic equipment.
• Ability to document technical problems concisely.
• Excellent English skills, both written and oral, are essential. Basic Swedish and other language skills are a plus. You should have good communication skills and be able to work in close collaboration with colleagues from many different teams.
• Ability to work within varying environments, including clean-rooms and dry-rooms, while wearing appropriate PPE.
• Comfortable operating in high-profile, international, and high-pressure environments.
• A genuine technical interest and passion for working within production is highly valued.