Improvement Engineer Controls
Core
Define the strategic direction of the controls engineering department and standardize software/control solutions across product teams to improve efficiency and safety in intralogistics systems.
Role type
Senior Improvement Engineer (Controls & Automation)
Builds
Standardized PLC libraries, control templates, and safety-critical automation solutions for automated storage and material flow systems.
Domain
Industrial Automation / Intralogistics / Manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Siemens TIA Portal (SCL), PLC software development, process management, project management, safety control systems, functional safety, modern software architecture (modularity, reusability, encapsulation), risk assessment
Preferred skills
Stakeholder management, knowledge management, cross-functional standardization, technical consulting, analytical thinking
Technologies
Siemens TIA Portal, SCL, PLC, Safety Control Systems
Responsibilities
Align controls engineering strategy with product development, harmonize work methods and specifications, standardize software and control solutions, evaluate new technologies and use cases, assess development and product risks including safety aspects, provide technical consulting to product teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight