Automation Engineer

  • Salary: Competitive
  • REF Number: 00049005
  • Consultant: Adrien Guimard
  • Contact:
  • Date Published: 05.10.2020
  • Closed Date: 05.01.2021
  • Sector:
  • Location: Allschwill, Basel Area
  • Discipline: Technical - Electrical Engineer

Adrien Guimard is recruiting for a dynamic candidate to join a Innovative company at their site based in Basel on a permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role will be to

  • Manage the automation part of projects from contract review to handover to the customer
  • Plan and develop software for SPS controls, user interfaces and their documentation
  • Create test programmes and plans for control systems
  • Execute and document programme tests within the scope of a standard and GMP compliant control qualification

Further responsibilities will include:

  • Coordination and cooperation during commissioning in house and at the customer's premises
  • Support of customer service

In order to be considered for this role, you will be required to have the following qualifications, skills and experience:

  • Engineer FH, HF with specialisation in electrical engineering or automation
  • Several years of professional experience in plant engineering, preferably with a pharmaceutical background
  • Profound experience in control engineering
  • Very good user knowledge of Siemens (Step 7/TIA) and/or Allen Bradley controls
  • Safe handling of MS-Office and IT systems
  • German and good knowledge of English
  • coordination ability, ability to work under pressure, ability to work in a team
  • Independent working method
  • Willingness to travel worldwide (about 20%)
  • Entrepreneurial thinking
  • Competent presentation to customers

What they offer

  • An open and collegial corporate culture
  • Freedom for ideas
  • Participation in sports and leisure activities
  • Promotion through further training
  • Intensive and job-oriented induction
  • Short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies
  • Open communication policy
  • 5 weeks holidays and the possibility of further holidays

For more information or to apply for this position, please contact Adrien Guimard on 0044 (0) 1438 870 027 or email aguimard@ckqls.ch. Please could you send any correspondence in English. Please quote reference 49005 in all correspondence.

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