Senior Automation Engineer

About the role

AFRY is looking for an experienced Senior Automation Engineer for its office on Herøya in Porsgrunn, Norway. You will play a key role in delivering automation and control systems for both small and large industrial projects, from studies and concept development through detailed design, testing, commissioning and optimisation. The work combines project design with site visits, with some travel, and you will join a team of about 70 engineers in Automation & Electro and Industrial Digitalization.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and program PLC and control systems
• Design and configure SCADA and higher-level control systems
• Contribute to OT/IT integration and industrial communication networks
• Prepare system architecture, technical specifications and solution descriptions
• Carry out testing, FAT/SAT and customer commissioning
• Take part in studies, pre-project and detailed design work
• Follow up customers and projects throughout their lifecycle
• Work actively in cross-functional project teams across locations

Required profile

• Higher technical education in automation, electrical engineering, cybernetics or equivalent
• At least 5 years as an automation engineer or PLC engineer, with programming, system design and commissioning experience
• Industrial experience, for example process industry, energy or manufacturing
• Project work and cross-functional collaboration experience
• Norwegian spoken and written at C1 level, and security clearance and background check

Required skills

• PLC programming and control systems
• SCADA systems such as WinCC and AVEVA
• Safety systems (SIS/SIL)
• OT/IT integration and industrial networks
• Automation platforms such as Siemens TIA Portal and Step 7, Schneider Electric EcoStruxure, Beckhoff and Omron

What we offer

• A central role in developing the automation environment in Porsgrunn and projects in greenfield and brownfield plants
• A flexible working environment with five weeks of holiday and paid leave between Christmas and New Year and Easter week
• Group pension, accident insurance and group life and treatment insurance