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Automation Engineer

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

In interdisciplinary projects, you can take on automation tasks with a great deal of personal responsibility. Your main activities will be project-specific documentation, programming programmable logic controllers and commissioning machines at one of our locations and at customers' sites worldwide. As a member of our young and agile team, you can always count on the support you need to successfully master your projects!

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Managing the automation part of our projects from contract review to handover to the customer
  • Planning and development of software for PLC systems and their documentation
  • Creation of virtual simulation systems to test PLC software 
  • Execution and documentation of software tests within the scope of a standard and GMP compliant control qualification 
  • Coordination and cooperation of commissioning in house and at the customer's premises
  • Support of our customer service 

 

 

Hardskills

 

  • Engineer FH, HF with specialisation in electrical engineering or automation
  • Several years of professional experience in plant engineering, preferably with a pharmaceutical background
  • Profound experience in control engineering
  • Very good user knowledge of Siemens (Step 7/TIA) and/or Allen Bradley controls
  • Safe handling of MS-Office and IT systems
  • Business fluent in English. German is an advantage

 

 

Softskills

 

  • Coordination ability, ability to work under pressure, ability to work in a team
  • Independent working method 
  • Willingness to travel worldwide (about 20%) 
  • Entrepreneurial thinking 
  • Competent presentation to customers

 

 

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 Angelika Läuchli

 

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