Automation & Industrial IT Engineer / Specialist (m/f/d)

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

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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