About this role
Job title: Automation Engineer
About the Role We are seeking an Automation Engineer to manage and maintain factory automation systems, ensuring reliable operations, optimized processes, and accurate real-time data for decision-making. This role includes implementing new automation projects, troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and lifecycle management across production systems.
What You'll Do
- Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot automation, process control, and supervision systems (PLCs, SCADA/HMI, MES, historians, industrial networks).
- Support preventive and corrective maintenance to maximize system uptime and reliability.
- Manage lifecycle of automation assets, including obsolescence planning, backups, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Evaluate and implement new technologies to enhance automation capabilities and production efficiency.
- Standardize systems and reduce complexity to ensure traceability, data integrity, and operational continuity.
- Ensure automation systems comply with regulatory, quality, and cybersecurity standards.
- Support operational audits, validation, and documentation of automation systems.
- Partner with production, quality, IT, and engineering teams to implement automation initiatives.
- Train operators and maintenance staff on system usage and best practices.
What We're Looking For
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical, Electronics, Control Systems, or IT-related field.
- Experience: 1+ year in automation, control systems, or industrial IT environments. Experience with regulated manufacturing or international projects is a plus.
- Technical Skills: PLCs, controllers, sensors, and industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, Fieldbus); SCADA/HMI, MES, BMS/EMS, and OPC UA server integration; IT fundamentals: servers, databases, OS, and remote access; Cybersecurity concepts (network zoning, firewalls, access control, backups).
- Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking; teamwork, communication, and stakeholder collaboration; proactive mindset, ownership, and resilience.
- Languages: Japanese: professional proficiency; English: advanced proficiency desirable.
Nice to Have
- Experience with regulated manufacturing or international projects is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: Apply for details.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.