Freelance Control System Commissioning Engineer

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Summary

Location

Salou / Krefeld

Work

Freelance

Key Benefits
Pension Scheme
30 Days PTO
Mobile Working
Training Programs
Free Parking
Subsidized Train Tickets

About this Job

For our Corporate Engineering team, we are looking for an

Freelance Control System

Commissioning Engineer(m/f/d)

Our benefits:

  • A varied and challenging job in an international, successful and economically stable company where your commitment is valued

  • Personal development through further training programs

  • 30 days of vacation

  • The possibility of mobile working

  • Company pension scheme and long-term accounts

  • Free parking and subsidized train tickets and company bicycles

  • Subsidy for the canteen

Your responsibilities:

  • Commissioning of Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and automation systems for Air Separation Units

  • Execution of loop checks, instrumentation testing, and functional verification of field devices and actuators

  • Performance of Cause & Effect tests and control system validation

  • Support and execution of Site Acceptance Tests (SAT)

  • Commissioning and tuning of process control loops

  • Troubleshooting and resolution of control system and automation issues

  • Support cold and hot commissioning phases through plant start-up

  • Close collaboration with Process, Mechanical, Electrical & Instrumentation, and Project Management teams

  • Documentation of commissioning activities, test reports, and punch list management

  • Training of customer operations and maintenance personnel

  • Support plant performance testing and final handover activities

Your profile:

  • Degree or technical qualification in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related discipline

  • Several years of experience in commissioning industrial process plants

  • Proven experience with Air Separation Units (ASUs), industrial gases, or cryogenic facilities is highly desirable

  • Strong hands-on experience with DCS platforms such as:

  1. ABB Freelance

  2. Siemens PCS 7

  3. (Emerson DeltaV

  4. Yokogawa CENTUM VP)

  • Sound knowledge of instrumentation, process control, and automation engineering

  • Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex process systems

  • Fluent English communication skills (spoken and written)

  • Willingness to travel internationally for extended project assignment

About the Company

Messer SE & Co. KGaA logo

Messer SE & Co. KGaA

Privately Held
Industrial ManufacturingSystem Integration

Messer is the world's largest privately held specialist for industrial, medical, electronic, and specialty gases. Under the brand name ‘Messer – Gases for Life’, the company offers gases, services and technology in Asia, Europe, and America. More than 12,000 employees collaborate worldwide based on trust and mutual respect. 'Gases for Life' are indispensable in most industrial processes and help to meet the important requirements of our time. With customized gas solutions, Messer ensures greater safety, sustainability, efficiency, progress, and quality for its customers. Clean hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCUS), and Oxyfuel technology play a significant role in the decarbonization of industry and mobility. Messer offers one of the largest product portfolios on the market and develops patented application technologies for gases in state-of-the-art competence centers. Messer's ‘Gases for Life’ are used in industry, environmental and climate protection, the food industry, the electronics industry, in the aerospace industry, welding and cutting technology, additive manufacturing, construction, for new energy, new materials and research and science. As a pharmaceutical company, Messer is a supplier of medical and pharmaceutical gases and complete solutions, proving itself a reliable partner for essential products. The company was founded in 1898 and is majority-owned by the Messer family. In 2025, Messer generated consolidated sales of approximately € 4.5 billion. http://www.messergroup.com http://www.gasesforlife.de https://zecarb.messergroup.com https://hydrogen.messergroup.com https://specialtygases.messergroup.com https://healthcare.messergroup.com

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