Automation & Industrial IT Engineer / Specialist (m/f/d)
PFASuiki GmbH · Oberhaching
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Job description
PFASuiki is setting the global standard for safe, sustainable PFAS destruction. Through advanced electrochemical oxidation (ECO), we transform contaminated streams into non-hazardous outputs and help solve one of today’s major environmental challenges.
We are looking for an Automation & Industrial IT Engineer / Specialist to develop the control, automation and data systems behind our pilot systems and future commercial products. You will take hands-on responsibility for PLC and SCADA development, equipment integration, operational data systems, testing and commissioning.
Tasks
• Develop, test and maintain PLC software for operating modes, sequences, control loops, alarms, interlocks and trips
• Build practical HMI and SCADA applications for plant control, monitoring, alarms, trends and fault diagnosis
• Integrate sensors, field devices and packaged equipment into the control system
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• Perform I/O checks and troubleshoot issues across software, communications, PLC hardware and field devices
• Maintain systems for collecting, storing, backing up and accessing pilot and plant operational data
• Support company networks, devices, user access and backups in collaboration with external providers where required
• Prepare software tests and support FAT, dry and wet testing, startup and on-site commissioning
• Maintain structured documentation, including source code, backups, software releases, control descriptions, test results and network records
Requirements
• Degree, technician, Meister, vocational or equivalent qualification in automation, electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial IT, computer science or a related field
• Practical experience programming and commissioning PLC-controlled industrial or process equipment
• Strong PLC programming skills, including structured programming, process sequences, control loops and online diagnostics
• Experience developing HMI or SCADA applications and working with industrial data
• Experience with industrial communications and equipment integration
• Practical understanding of networks, computers, backups, access control and cybersecurity
• Methodical, hands-on approach to troubleshooting across software, networks, PLCs and field devices
• Professional English; German is a plus for site work and supplier coordination
• Structured approach to software testing, version control, release management and documentation
Bonus:
• Functional safety or safety PLC experience
• Data analysis or automated engineering reporting experience
• Experience managing IT systems in a startup, laboratory or engineering environment
Benefits
• Real impact: Apply your engineering expertise to solving a major global environmental challenge
• Ownership: Take responsibility for the automation and industrial IT systems behind our technology
• Broad technical scope: Work across PLCs, SCADA, industrial communications, data systems and commissioning
• Startup culture: Join a dynamic, collaborative environment where your ideas can directly shape our technology and strategy
• Competitive package: Fixed salary plus performance-based variable compensation
• Additional benefits including public transportation and lunch subsidies
Ready to use automation and industrial IT to help make “forever chemicals” a problem of the past?
Join PFASuiki and help build the control and data infrastructure that takes our technology from pilot systems to commercial deployment.
If you combine strong automation skills with a hands-on engineering mindset and enjoy taking ownership, we want to hear from you.
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