Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer – Industrial Life Sciences Technology

📍Walloon Brabant, Belgium

About Nalys

Nalys is a Belgian consulting and recruitment partner specialized in regulated industries — pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech and life sciences. We connect technical experts with high-impact roles in quality-driven, innovation-focused environments across Belgium and Europe.

On behalf of an international player in advanced industrial and medical technology equipment, we're looking for an Automation Engineer to join their R&D team.

About The Job

Behind every life-changing medical technology, there's a control system that has to work — flawlessly, every time.

If you're an Automation Engineer who gets energy from turning complex industrial challenges into robust, reliable solutions, this opportunity in Walloon Brabant could be exactly what you're looking for.

Joining the R&D team of an international player in advanced industrial and medical technology equipment, you'll work alongside experienced engineers and project managers across the full product lifecycle — from upgrading installed systems to building new solutions from scratch and deploying them on new sites worldwide.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensure the implementation, support and quality of complete control system solutions
• Document control system architecture and implementation for full traceability
• Write, execute and maintain unit test cases, and define/execute integration tests
• Develop software solutions by understanding and challenging real business needs
• Support internal teams and external customers throughout the project lifecycle
• Deploy and upgrade control systems both on customer sites and in-house
• Provide realistic estimates and respect agreed workload and deadlines
• Review colleagues' work, share your expertise, and help raise the team's standards
• Apply and question established best practices to keep improving how the team works.

Your Profile

• You hold a Master's degree in Engineering, a Bachelor's in Automation, or equivalent experience
• You bring 5 years of hands-on experience in automation development and support
• You have an analytical, critical mindset and know how to balance technical excellence with project deadlines and business strategy
• You're hands-on with PLC and Safety PLC programming (Siemens STEP7, TIA Portal, B&R)
• You're comfortable with industrial communication protocols such as Profibus-DP, PROFINET and S7
• Experience with Wonderware/InTouch SCADA is a real asset
• You produce clear, high-quality technical documentation and are fluent in French and English
• You're autonomous, self-motivated, and thrive working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• You've worked on projects within a structured, regularly audited Quality Management System
• You're open to international travel (around 20% of your time).

The Recruitment Process

By applying for the "QA Specialist" position, you will go through the following steps in our recruitment process:

1. Olivia Braszko, TA Specialist, will analyze your resume and schedule a first screening to assess your motivation and answer your questions
2. You will have a second interview with one of our technical experts in automation
3. The last interview will be with our Business Unit Director, Jimmy Rousseaux.

Interested?

👉 Apply directly via this post and let's discuss your motivation through a first teams meeting!