Automation Engineer

What you do

The automation engineer focuses on Sioen’s strategic choice towards digitalisation in the industrial processes by means of the following preferred technologies, software and tools: AVEVA (formerly Wonderware) System Platform, AVEVA Historian & AVEVA OMI, Kepware’s KepserverEX and Siemens’ Step7/TIA Portal.

As part of the existing central OT-team, you develop and maintain the digital model and modular solutions to answer a diversity of business questions coming from plants worldwide with focus on nearby plants.

You focus on beforementioned preferred products, whilst feeling confident to perform in a wider scope, ranging from gathering the data through datalogging- and integration-projects over assisting in interfacing with other systems like MES and ending with helping to provide insights and reporting to the business users.

Execute and follow-up datalogging/Historian/SCADA projects for local and remote plants with AVEVA- and accompanying applications:

• Conceptualize new installations according to the group standards
• Build and improve solutions and group standards
• Calculate/estimate costs and effort in order to inform business
• Install and configure
• Support day-to-day operation
• Maintain contacts with integrators
• Manage and perform updates
• Monitor performance
• Strive for overall standardization and use of industry standard solutions
• Advise in and assist with interfacing projects with other business applications

Who you are

• You have a higher education (preferably Industrial Engineer) or equivalent by AVEVA-certification and project experience. 
• You have an extensive knowledge of AVEVA System Platform, Historian and OMI. 
• You have a basic knowledge of Kepware’s KEPServerEX and Microsoft SQL. 
• You have knowledge of Siemens-PLC’s (Step 7, TIA Portal, industrial networking). 
• You have a basic knowledge of Eplan, LAN-networking, industrial cyber security is an asset. 
• You have a fluent knowledge of Dutch, English and French (knowledge German or Italian is an asset).
• You are a problem solver, analytical, pragmatic and you have a hands-on approach. 

What to expect from us

• A congestion free workplace in Ardooie.  
• A job in a stable, growing, profitable, and international family business. 
• A more than attractive salary package with fringe benefits such as a car including a fuel card, meal vouchers, 13th month, group insurance, the possibility of a hospitalisation insurance, the possibility of bicycle lease and flexible remuneration, ...  
• Working in an innovative company that continuously invests in new products, installations, and most importantly: people!  
• A flexible timetable with respect to a good work-life balance!   
• Freely scheduled leave. 
• Partly teleworking possible. 
• Room for taking initiative. 
• The opportunity to learn and grow through internal and external training sessions. 
• Contemporary working environment and offices.  
• Fun company events. 
• Last but not least: fantastic passioenate colleagues who go for it daily!