Plc / Automation Engineer – Siemens Tia Portal
Pubblicato il 07-09-2026 - European Tech Recruit in Italia
PLC / Automation Engineer – Siemens TIA Portal
Location: Italy
Contract Length: 3–6 months
Start: ASAP
Working Pattern: 3-shift rotation
Indicative Rate: Approx. 60/hour
Accommodation: Provided / paid for
Travel: Flights / travel costs covered
The Opportunity
We are looking for PLC / Automation Engineers for a hands-on industrial automation troubleshooting project in Italy.
The main technical requirement is strong experience with Siemens PLC systems and TIA Portal, with some additional exposure to Omron PLCs considered beneficial.
The assignment is focused on supporting a live production environment where there are ongoing automation and production issues. Engineers will be expected to investigate faults, analyse PLC logic, identify root causes and provide clear recommendations and corrective actions to improve equipment reliability and production performance.
This is not primarily a greenfield PLC programming role. The emphasis is on fault finding, diagnostics, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and production support.
The initial assignment is expected to run for 3–6 months,
with engineers working fully onsite as part of a rotating three-shift schedule.
Key Responsibilities
The successful engineers will be responsible for:
- Troubleshooting Siemens PLC-controlled production equipment
- Working extensively with Siemens TIA Portal
- Going online with PLCs to diagnose faults and production issues
- Analysing existing PLC logic, sequences and interlocks
- Investigating recurring production stoppages and equipment downtime
- Identifying whether faults originate from PLC software, electrical systems, sensors, drives, instrumentation, communications or mechanical equipment
- Supporting troubleshooting of automated machinery and production lines
- Identifying bottlenecks, intermittent faults and reliability issues
- Carrying out root-cause analysis
- Recommending corrective actions and technical improvements
- Producing clear action lists outlining issues, priorities an