PLC and Robotics Automation Engineer

Overview

The Business Pilot is responsible for managing automation projects within the industrial perimeter, ensuring compliance with Expleo standards and guiding projects through all phases from preliminary design to final acceptance. This role requires strong technical knowledge, project management skills, and the ability to coordinate suppliers, stakeholders, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Equipment Study Phase (Engineering & Technical Validation)

Objective: Ensure complete and validated technical documentation before project realization.

• Review and document the existing equipment and automation setup.

• Prepare the technical specification sheet / RFQ inline inconsideration of the inputs.

• Define and validate technical deliverables based on project specifications.

• Review supplier engineering documents including:

• Risk Analysis

• Sistema safety calculations

• Functional and organic analyses

• Electrical schematics

• Equipment documentation

• Component selection

• Simulation models

• Test procedures

• Spare parts lists

• Project schedules

• Perform technical document verification based on supplier self-check reports.

• Ensure supplier safety training and compliance documentation are validated.

• Prepare and track technical exemption and referencing requests.

• Contact potential suppliers and discuss and explain the content in the RFQ and prepare techno commercial synopsis document to be submitted to purchase.

• Coordinate with Purchase team and support as need to bring scope clarity.

• Realization Phase (Supplier Manufacturing Support)

Objective: Ensure supplier manufacturing, documentation, and testing comply with project requirements.

• Track closure of non-conformities from previous project phases.

• Monitor project schedules and supplier progress remotely.

• Review electrical realization documentation, including:

• Control panels

• Electrical wiring diagrams

• Cabinet layouts

• Validate PLC safety programming documentation and parameter configuration.

• Review functional analysis (AF), organic analysis (AO), and operator manuals.

• Validate test procedures and test reports according to project standards.

• Verify platform tests, cabinet simulations, and machine test documentation.

• Review and validate updated risk analysis and safety documentation.

• Installation Phase Support (Remote Coordination)

Objective: Provide remote technical support to ensure smooth equipment installation and compliance.

• Monitor resolution of open technical issues and non-conformities.
• Support onsite teams through remote technical coordination.
• Review supplier installation documentation and electrical assembly reports.
• Coordinate with onsite engineers for electrical installation progress and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with project safety and technical standards.

Qualifications

Graduate in Engineering Disciplines Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Instrumentation & Control Engineering with minimum 5 7 years of relevant experience

Essential skills

• Should have the basic understanding of programmable logic controllers,

• Should aware of industry standards and practices (e.g., ISA standards) that apply to control system design.

• Should have firm and increasing understanding of process control concepts and techniques.

• Should understand networking devices & components like ethernet switches, Fiber optic switches,firewalls etc.,

• Should understand the various industrial communication protocols like Modbus, Profibus, HART, FF etc.,

• Should have good communication skills.

• Attitude to Works effectively as individual & in team environment and shall be able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

• Technologies:

  • PLC: Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi.

  Robotics: FANUC

• Technical Skills

  • PLC programming knowledge: Siemens / Rockwell

  • Industrial robotics knowledge: FANUC

  • Ability to review:

  • Electrical schematics

  • Automation architecture

  • Safety circuits

  • Knowledge of industrial automation standards and safety systems

Desired skills

• Soft Skills

  • Technical documentation review
  • Supplier coordination
  • Problem analysis
  • Project follow-up and reporting

Experience

Minimum 5 7 years of relevant experience