Automation Project Engineer

Job title - Automation Project Engineer (83539)

Work location - Geneva, Switzerland

As a selected candidate, you will join our TTH Engineering department. You will ensure the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of automation and control systems for industrial installations while ensuring compliance with technical, regulatory, budgetary, and planning requirements. You will work in a cross-functional capacity with the engineering, operations & maintenance teams to secure the performance and reliability of operations.

Your main responsibilities

• Lead industrial automation projects from the design phase to commissioning, ensuring compliance with costs, deadlines, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Define user needs, write and/or validate technical specifications and functional analyses for new equipment.
• Design, develop, maintain, and improve control and automation systems for industrial installations.
• Participate in the integration and commissioning of robotic solutions intended for production, handling, and internal logistics.
• Coordinate external partners, design offices, and integrators, and ensure the acceptance of completed work.
• Contribute to risk analyses, P&ID studies, and technical choices related to automation projects.
• Provide technical support to the Production and Maintenance teams and participate in the continuous improvement of automated equipment.
• Identify and develop new automation and robotization opportunities to improve safety, quality, ergonomics, and operational performance.
• Define the site's robotics roadmap and identify opportunities for deploying robotic and collaborative technologies aimed at improving safety, ergonomics, quality, and operational performance.

What we offer you

• Being part of an interdisciplinary engineering team, seeking to meet the company's needs and optimize tool availability rates.
• Evolving cross-functionally in contact with all site services (engineering, operations, maintenance).
• Working on long-term projects in equipment reliability, the Master Plan, and industrial development.
• Evolving and developing your skills through our various programs.
• Being part of a highly motivated, professional, and committed team.
• Being part of a company that is forging a solid legacy through industrial innovations and cutting-edge technologies.

What you bring

• University degree in electrical engineering, automation, industrial computing, or an equivalent field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the design, deployment, and operation of control systems in an industrial environment.
• Solid experience in managing automation projects, from need definition to commissioning.
• Excellent mastery of PLCs, SCADA systems, HMI, and industrial networks (Schneider Electric, Siemens, Cimplicity, Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, etc.).
• Good knowledge of industrial instrumentation, instrumented safety systems, and ATEX/SIL environments.
• Knowledge or experience in industrial and collaborative robotics as well as robot/PLC/vision integration.
• Knowledge of major industrial robot manufacturers (ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Staübli, Universal Robots or equivalent).
• Mastery of robot-PLC integration concepts, vision systems, grippers, machine safety, and robotic cells.
• Knowledge of standards applicable to industrial and collaborative robotics (ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066) would be a strong asset.
• Team spirit, autonomy, ability to coordinate multidisciplinary project teams and manage several activities in parallel in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Professional proficiency in French and English, German is an asset.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don't just meet expectations - we go beyond. Join our global team driven by science, creativity, and a common purpose: bringing progress to life.

From improving health to creating enriched food and sustainable skin care, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions of people - every day. Whether it's a fragrance that helps you focus, a meat alternative that is better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you contribute to shaping the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you make a difference, we will ensure that you grow too. With learning that never stops, a culture that uplifts you, and the freedom to move between companies, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They are essential to our future.

Because true progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

How to apply

Are you interested in this position? Apply online by sending us your CV via our careers portal (www. dsm-firmenich.com/careers).

Statement on inclusion, sense of belonging, and equal opportunity:

At dsm-firmenich, we believe that being a positive force starts with how we treat one another. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they give their best - and that is exactly the kind of culture we are building. A place where equal opportunity is real, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the opportunity to grow, contribute, and