PLC Development and Support Engineer (f­­/­­m­­/­­d)

Academic degree in the field of electrical or electronics engineering/​industrial automation or comparable education Experience in PLC programming in structured text (IEC 61131-3) language Experience with safety systems integrated into PLCs, EU Machine Regulation and EN ISO 13849 Experience with electric drives and motion systems (e.g. stepper, linear, nano motion, etc.) Knowledge of different industrial communication protocols such as EtherCAT, Modbus, serial interfaces, etc. Experience with versioning, bug tracking and deploying tools (e.g. GIT, Redmine) Experience with SCADA/HMI systems for integration with PLCs Experience with TwinSAFE (TwinCAT Safety) is considered an asset Experience with NC PTP Beckhoff libraries and TwinCAT 3.1 is considered an asset Knowledge of different programming languages such as Python or C# is considered an asset; interest in learning new ones Highly developed problem-solving skills Good communication skills and the ability to work in a multilingual, multidisciplinary team with English as the working language For additional information, Nerea Jardon Bueno ( nerea.jardon@xfel.eu ). Working place will be Schenefeld, in the Hamburg metropolitan area. General information on working in Germany, the Hamburg area and the European XFEL can be found under www.xfel.eu/careers .