Senior Automation Engineer (PLC)
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Job Summary
SAEKI - Manufacturing at software speed
Europes defense industrial base cannot respond at the speed modern conflict requires. Legacy suppliers operate on month-long timelines. Tribal knowledge is retiring. Supply chains are fragile. SAEKI is building the operating system for autonomous factories the infrastructure that lets Europe manufacture mission-critical components at software speed.
Youll own the industrial control layer of Factory ONE: the PLC programs HMI interfaces and fieldbus networks that control and monitor every actuator sensor and safety system on the production floor. Your work is the foundation on which everything else robots machines and software depends.
Youll own the industrial control layer of Factory ONE: the PLC programs HMI interfaces and fieldbus networks that control and monitor every actuator sensor and safety system on the production floor. Your work is the foundation on which everything else robots machines and software depends.
The Role
As a Senior Automation Engineer (PLC) you will design program and commission the PLC-based control systems that form the backbone of Factory ONEs automation infrastructure. You own the real-time control logic safety systems HMI interfaces and industrial networking that keep the factory running reliably.
Based on-site at Factory ONE in Munich youll work at the intersection of electrical engineering industrial automation and production operations writing PLC code commissioning drives integrating sensors and ensuring that the control layer operates flawlessly under real production conditions.
Based on-site at Factory ONE in Munich youll work at the intersection of electrical engineering industrial automation and production operations writing PLC code commissioning drives integrating sensors and ensuring that the control layer operates flawlessly under real production conditions.
What Were Looking For
- 5 years of experience in industrial PLC programming and automation designing commissioning and maintaining control systems in a production environment.
- PLC Mastery (Beckhoff): Expert-level proficiency with Beckhoff TwinCAT and IEC 61131-3 programming especially Structured Text. You can work effectively in large structured industrial PLC codebases.
- Industrial Networking: Hands-on experience with EtherCAT Profinet EtherNet/IP or Modbus TCP plus strong networking fundamentals (IP addressing switching and diagnostics).
- Safety Systems: Experience designing and commissioning safety PLCs (e.g. Beckhoff TwinSAFE Siemens F-CPU Pilz) in compliance with ISO 13849 and IEC 62443. You understand risk assessment and safety validation.
- HMI/SCADA: Experience building operator interfaces and visualization systems. You design screens that operators can actually use under production pressure.
- Robotics Integration: Practical experience integrating commissioning and troubleshooting KUKA robots in PLC-controlled production systems.
- Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals: Practical understanding of plastic 3D printing processes and production constraints.
- Electronics Electrical Fundamentals: Ability to read and review schematics at both PCB and panel level. Comfortable with soldering hands-on electronics debugging and electrical panel systems (circuit breakers power supplies relays/contactors and field wiring).
- Commissioning Grit: You are the person who stays until the system runs. You troubleshoot I/O failures timing issues and communication dropouts until everything works.
- Location: Based in Munich (on-site at Factory ONE).
- Language: Fluent in German and English.
What were not looking for
- PLC programmers who only work from their desk. You must be comfortable on the factory floor wiring measuring and commissioning.
- Automation engineers who treat PLC code as a black box separate from the wider software ecosystem. You will integrate your control systems with our Factory OS via OPC-UA and MQTT.
- People who only know one PLC platform and are unwilling to learn others. Our automation landscape will evolve.
- Engineers who resist documenting their work. Your control logic must be maintainable and auditable.
What we offer
- Mission: Rebuild the industrial sovereignty of the West. Your work directly enables the production of mission-critical hardware for defense and space.
- Total Ownership: High-stakes autonomy in your domain. You own both the problems and the solutions and have the authority to execute.
- The Environment: Access to a 5000m² state-of-the-art facility featuring 5-axis CNCs industrial robots and large-scale 3D printers. Your work runs on real hardware from day one.
- The Team: Special Forces model. Everyone senior everyone ships. No politics no bureaucracy. Direct feedback high standards.
- Compensation: Competitive salary meaningful equity.
- Location: Zurich HQ or Factory ONE in Munich depending on role. Hybrid options available where applicable.
Apply
- Resume: Focus on systems youve built and owned.
- GitHub/Portfolio: Show us work youre proud of code machines or production systems.
- Cover letter: Why this mission Why now What would you build first
About us
SAEKI is building the operating system for autonomous factories. The infrastructure that lets Europe manufacture mission-critical components at software speed.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Jenkins
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- GAMP
- Test Automation
- CI/CD
- Cucumber
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
About Company
SAEKI Robotics is a Swiss startup automating large-scale component manufacturing by integrating robotics, proprietary 3D printing hardware, and technologies and making these processes intelligent and accessible through deep software integration. SAEKI offers a radically simplified sup ... View more
