Automation Engineer

Job Title: Automation Engineer PLC / SCADA

Experience: 35 Years
Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, or related discipline
Location: Ballary, Karnataka
Industry: Manufacturing / Process Industry / Steel Plant
Shift: Willingness to support 24x7 plant maintenance operations

Job Summary

We are looking for an Automation Engineer with 35 years of experience in industrial automation, PLC programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, and maintenance. The candidate will be responsible for supporting PLC, SCADA/HMI, Level-2 systems, industrial communication networks, and automation systems in a continuous process plant environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot PLC, SCADA, HMI, and automation system faults.
• Perform preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
• Modify and debug PLC programs based on operational requirements.
• Maintain backups of PLC, HMI, SCADA, servers, and client systems.
• Support Level-2 automation and data acquisition systems.
• Troubleshoot industrial communication networks and OPC UA communication issues.
• Perform server/client software installation, upgrades, backup, and restoration.
• Support commissioning, FAT, SAT, and plant startup activities.
• Analyze system faults and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare maintenance reports, backup records, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with OEMs, vendors, and plant operations teams for issue resolution.
• Support digitalization, IIoT, and automation improvement initiatives.

Mandatory Skills

• Siemens PLC: S7-300 / S7-400 / S7-1200 / S7-1500

• TIA Portal / STEP 7

• PLC Programming and Troubleshooting

• SCADA / HMI / WinCC

• Industrial Communication Protocols:

• Profinet

• Profibus

• Modbus TCP/IP

• OPC UA

• Control system hardware troubleshooting

• PLC/HMI/SCADA backup and restore

• Industrial networking

• Windows Server and Client systems

• Commissioning and maintenance experience

Preferred Skills

• Allen Bradley PLC
• ABB PLC
• Mitsubishi PLC
• B&R PLC
• Industrial IoT / Digitalization
• Data acquisition and reporting systems
• Experience in Process Industry / Steel Plant / Continuous Process Plant

Ideal Candidate

Candidates with hands-on experience in Siemens PLC, TIA Portal, SCADA/HMI, industrial networking, PLC troubleshooting, commissioning, and plant maintenance will be preferred.

Candidates should be comfortable working in a plant environment and supporting 24x7 maintenance operations.