Automation engineer - Object oriented programming - 100%

Position summary

As a member of our automation team, your mission will be to design, implement, and document automated systems. This involves defining requirements, developing hardware and software modules, documenting applications, and validating the resulting applications on both simulators and real machines.

Main responsibilities

• Development of new machine functions:
• Create electrical schematics,
• Select electrotechnical and electronic equipment,
• Design and program machine and motion control,
• Develop graphical operator interfaces,
• Configure field buses, drives and I/Os,
• Maintenance and improvement of existing machine functions:
• Investigate solutions for replacing obsolete components,
• Correct and improve machine and motion control,
• Enforce modular and configurable software architecture,
• Participate in the continuous improvement of the development process.

Profile

Would be an asset:

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in a similar role,
• Excellent knowledge of electrotechnics,
• Proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (e.g., Delphi, C#, C++),
• Expertise in motion control and drive systems,
• Strong skills and interest in automation, with an affinity for industrial machines,
• Unlimited curiosity and enthusiasm for new technologies,
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and communicate well,
• Capable of taking initiatives and making decisions,
• Open-minded, methodical, conscientious, and able to work autonomously.
• Experience with agile methodology and continuous integration,
• Knowledge of EtherCAT and OPC-UA,
• Experience with database usage.

Education and languages skills

• BSc or MSc in microengineering, electrical engineering, or computer science,
• Proficiency in English and French.

For more than 130 years, and over 50 countries, BOBST has always been at the forefront of innovation and we want to accelerate connectivity, digitalization, automation and sustainability to make packaging better than ever.

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BOBST is one of the world’s leading suppliers of equipment and services to packaging and label manufacturers in the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible materials industries. Join our highly qualified staff and together, let’s shape the future of the packaging world.

The production site of Mex, near Lausanne in Switzerland, is also the headquarters of the Bobst Group. It is the most important site, employing approx. 1500 passionate people.

It also trains each year roughly 200 apprentices. The site offers an idyllic work environment. In the countryside and close to major highways, it is also well served by public transport. It offers many amenities, such as a corporate restaurant, sports fields, a fitness and a nursery. The facilities have been recently renovated and represent a model for sustainable development.