Senior automation engineer
Soleras Advanced Coatings is a leading global provider of solutions for the deposition of thin film coatings (components, targets, coaters & software), for example energy efficient glass, thin film display, thin film PV, electrochromics, thin film battery and web coatings. Our products and solutions possess a high degree of complexity while they operate at the heart of the thin film industry. Soleras Advanced Coatings has a global manufacturing footprint with design, R&D, service, and sales organizations spread across the US, Europe and Asia. Soleras is certified in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 18001.
Join us and help raise the bar for thin film coating.
How can you make the difference
- You are responsible for PLC machine control and SCADA programming for new Sputter Hardware and Sputter Targets machines. This includes aligning the installation schedule related to automation with the project manager.
- You create or modify the functional description of the machine.
- You handle the functional final inspection before shipment of the goods to be installed.
- You assist with upgrades and service interventions for machines at customer sites.
- You determine the PLC and network components in consultation with the electrical engineer and project manager.
Preferred qualifications
- You have minimum 5 years of experience as an automation engineer with a machine building company.
- You hold a master’s degree in electrotechnics - automation or a similar field with a focus on automation/electricity.
- You have strong technical insight and an excellent knowledge of PLC machine control and programming, especially Siemens (TIA Portal, Step 7) and Rockwell. Schneider, Mitsubishi etc., are used to a lesser extent.
- Process visualization SCADA/HMI.
- You can read and understand electrical schematics.
- Knowledge of servomotion technology.
- Affinity with IT programming languages (.NET, C++, C#, SQL,…) is a plus.
- You are capable of setting priorities and can work independently without losing team spirit.
- You have a hands-on personality and a commercial/customer-oriented mindset.
- You are willing to travel internationally (up to 30%).
- You are fluent in English and Dutch (written and spoken).
Why Soleras
We are a high-tech, dynamic company where people are at the center. We all share a passion for technology, a love for machine building, and above all, the belief that each of us makes a difference.
Thanks to a well-filled order book and technology-driven products in a constantly evolving market, we are among the top and serve as a reference for ultra-thin optical coatings.
Every day, you come into contact with the end products made with our systems. You can find them in and on your smartphone, on the glass of the windows in your home and car, and perhaps even in the solar panels on your roof, etc.
We offer
- An international working environment.
- Flexibility.
- Competitive compensation with extra-legal benefits.
- The option for bike leasing.