Automation Engineer
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Aretè & Cocchi Technology in Milano
Join Saipem and engineer a sustainable future.
We are a global leader in engineering and construction for the energy and infrastructure sectors, delivering complex onshore and offshore projects worldwide. Driven by technological innovation as "One Company", our 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities in more than 50 countries work every day to enable the energy transition toward Net Zero. At Saipem, we embrace diversity as a driver of innovation and inclusion, while prioritizing people's safety and environmental sustainability, even in the most challenging conditions.
Saipem Offshore Construction (SOC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saipem S.p.A. SOC brings together all operational activities in Italy related to fabrication, technical services, maintenance, and logistics, providing essential support for the execution of offshore construction and offshore wind projects.
Purpose of the position: As Automation Engineer you will be part of the Offshore construction business line. You will be involved in the development,
testing and commissioning of automation systems and automation monitoring solutions for Industry 4.0, applied to the Oil & Gas industry and in particular to pipelay activities. As Automation Engineer you will be part of the Pipelines Technologies Innovation department of Saipem.
How can you support us?
- Design, development and programming of PLC software and architectures, with a strong focus on Structured Text (ST) control logic, for the development of industrial automation applications
- Develop and test high-level Object-Oriented software (e.g. C++, C#, Python) to interface machines with data acquisition and supervisory systems, implement computer vision algorithms, develop Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) and user applications.
- Develop technical specifications for automation solutions and design studies, and supervise supplier activities throughout the full procurement lifecycle, including technical clarification, bid evaluation, expediting and