Automation Engineer 80-100%

Founded in 1968, SKAN is a pioneer in cleanroom equipment and the development of isolators for the pharmaceutical industry. Innovative products, tailor-made solutions and an effective service organisation have made SKAN a market leader and a key partner to industry and research laboratories.

At SKAN, healthy growth is important to us. We are always looking for talented individuals to fill a wide range of roles. Apply now!

 

Overview

 

Yves Meppiel's six-strong Automation Consultant team uses its project experience and automation knowledge to develop and program new customer-specific solutions. Our customers are mainly active in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors and are predominantly located in Switzerland. In this role, you will work on very diverse and interesting customer projects, be it a new automation environment for a complete production plant or an upgrade of an existing plant, for example because the requirements have changed. Through these customer projects and the unique combination of customer contact, product development, cost estimation, quotation preparation, price negotiations and project execution, you can constantly develop yourself further.

 

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Clarification of customer requirements and preparation of customer-specific solutions and quotations

  • Concept creation and layout & design of automation and process control systems and OT infrastructure (servers, networks)

  • Creation of qualification documents and documentation

  • Programming automation and process control systems

  • Carrying out system tests and commissioning

  • Assumption of project manager functions with appropriate experience

     

 

Hardskills

 

  • Technical vocational training and university degree HF/FH 

  • Several years of experience in programming automation and process control systems is required (preferably Siemens and Zenon)

  • Experience in the OT area: networks, servers and virtualization (e.g. ESXi)

  • Experience in EMSR planning

  • Experience in project management in the life science or chemical sector is a plus

  • Knowledge and experience in the area of GxP /CSV is an advantage

  • Good German and very good English skills

 

 

Softskills

 

  • Entrepreneurial thinking

  • Curious and open to ideas 

  • Precise and reliable way of working

  • Solution-oriented and a strong team player

  • Organizational skills and reliability

 

 

We offer you

 

  • An open and collegial corporate culture
  • Freedom for ideas
  • Participation in sports and leisure activities
  • Promotion through further training, especially at our SKAN Academy
  • Intensive and job-oriented introduction
  • Short decision-making paths and flat hierarchies
  • Open communication policy
  • 5 weeks holidays and the possibility of further holidays

 

For questions please contact Ivana Batt