Junior Automation Engineer

SUMMARY:
Established company in Nelspruit is recruiting for an Automation engineer to design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial automation systems using PLC, SCADA, HMI, drives, sensors, instrumentation, and networking technologies.
National Diploma or BTech (Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering or Process Instrumentation) with 0-3 years relevant working experience.

POSITION INFO:
Junior Automation Engineer

Nelspruit

Requirements:

• National Diploma / B.Tech  (Mechatronics / Electrical Engineering  or Process Instrumentation)
• 0–3 years’ relevant experience.
• Solid understanding of PLC basics, ladder logic, instrumentation fundamentals, sensors, encoders, motors, VSDs.
• Willingness to travel and get hands dirty onsite.

• Draft and implement PLC logic (Phoenix Contact, Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider, Omron, AB, ABB, etc.)
• Develop and configure SCADA/HMI interfaces and dashboards.
• Perform onsite commissioning, FAT, SAT, and system integration work.
• Troubleshoot automation hardware and comms issues (I/O faults, encoder problems, comms buses, sensors, VFDs, etc.).
• Interpret electrical diagrams, P&IDs, loop drawings.
• Implement industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, MQTT etc.)
• Ensure system compliance with safety standards and risk assessments.
• Prepare documentation (functional specs, manuals, IO lists, as-builts).