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Automation Engineer

Scalian • Liège, Liège, Belgium

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Posted Sep 30, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Automation Engineer (2–5 years experience; mid-level)

**Stack/tools: ** PLC programming; Siemens TIA Portal/WinCC (advantage); Beckhoff and/or Rockwell; industrial control systems; HMI; integration of machines/sensors/actuators; OT/IT coordination

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

  • Design, develop, and implement industrial automation solutions

  • Program/configure PLCs and HMIs; translate automation requirements into technical solutions

  • Support machine/system integration and perform testing, troubleshooting, commissioning, plus optimize existing systems

  • Must-have skills:

    • Industrial automation experience (2–5 years) and PLC programming capability

    • Knowledge of sensors, actuators, drives, and industrial control systems

    • Problem solving; good communication; goal-oriented and proactive; teamwork

    • Languages: French and fluent English (oral/written)

  • Nice-to-haves: Siemens TIA Portal/WinCC experience; Beckhoff and/or Rockwell exposure

  • Location & work type: Not specified; mentions telework agreement/flexibility in benefits (assume hybrid possible, but exact location not provided)

Full Description

Company Description Who are we? Human and technology to scale sustainable performance Founded in 1989, Scalian is a French group with an international dimension, with offices in Europe and North America, specializing in business transformation through its dual mastery of business processes and digital technologies. In the TOP10 engineering consulting companies in France, the Group is involved in service activities in the management of industrial projects, supply chain (costs, quality, deadlines, performance), architecture and development of embedded digital systems, computer systems applications. Information and Artificial Intelligence. Scalian also deploys solutions for optimizing projects or the performance of organizations and responds to the challenges of transformation for leaders in industry and the tertiary sector (energy, transport, space, banking, health, environment, etc.). Job Description Are you a Automation Engineer looking for a new challenge? If you want to expand your reach and share your knowledge with a team of professionals, contribute to the development of your colleagues' or Clients' skills, want to consolidate your expertise and grow on innovative projects, this is your opportunity! What this experience will bring you First of all, an interesting technical challenge but also an overview of our Client's projects. We will build your career together and accompany you towards the development of new skills and technical leadership. What will your role be?

We are looking for a Automation Engineer to perform the following activities

  • Design, develop and implement industrial automation solutions.
  • Program and configure PLCs, HMIs and industrial control systems.
  • Analyse automation requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Support the integration of machines, sensors, actuators and production equipment.
  • Perform testing, troubleshooting and commissioning.
  • Optimise existing automation systems.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, robotics, IT/OT and production teams.
  • Qualifications
  • What are we looking for in you? Experience and competencies
  • Bachelor/Master degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or equivalent.
  • 2–5 years of experience in industrial automation.
  • Experience with PLC programming.
  • Knowledge of Siemens TIA Portal/WinCC; Beckhoff or Rockwell is an advantage.
  • Understanding of sensors, actuators, drives and industrial control systems.

Soft skills

  • Problem solving
  • Good communication skills
  • Goal-oriented approach
  • Self-Driven
  • Proactive to solution
  • Teamwork

Languages

  • French
  • English (fluent, oral and written)
  • Additional Information
  • Why would you take the plunge?

Because Scalian is a group of specialists, carrying an ambitious development project, focused on innovation and committed to its customers where you can

  • Build a tailor-made career path, varied and adapted to your desires, thanks to the variety of missions in your area of expertise and the bridges between trades
  • Learn by the quality of the projects on which you will intervene, in your specialty, and thanks to the large training catalog delivered by our internal Academy
  • Have an attractive social framework that respects everyone's needs (telework agreement, crèches, social coverage, flexibility, soft mobility, etc.)
  • Contribute to R&D topics or participate in internal projects
  • Be part of a friendly team that will make work rhyme with pleasure!
  • So want to expand the frame? Contact us to talk about it.

Compensation: EUR 45000 - EUR 55000 - yearly

PLC programmingSiemens TIA PortalWinCCBeckhoffRockwellIndustrial automationHMIControl systemsSensorsActuatorsDrivesTroubleshootingCommissioningProblem solvingCommunication skillsTeamworkmulti-location

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