Bühler AG
Uzwil
Lead PLC Engineer R&D
- 02 September 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent), English (Fluent)
- 9240 Uzwil
About the job
Let’s make a difference together at Bühler!
Two billion people eat food every day produced on Bühler equipment. One billion people travel in vehicles whose parts were manufactured using Bühler technologies.
With every decision, Bühler pursues the goal of harmonising the needs of business, people and nature. This is how we develop solutions that open up sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed and mobility industries.
We want to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe and sustainable solutions. That’s why we collaborate with customers, start-ups, multinational corporations and scientists to achieve faster impact together.
Two billion people eat food every day produced on Bühler equipment. One billion people travel in vehicles whose parts were manufactured using Bühler technologies.
With every decision, Bühler pursues the goal of harmonising the needs of business, people and nature. This is how we develop solutions that open up sustainable business opportunities in the global food, feed and mobility industries.
We want to create innovations for a better world, with a special focus on healthy, safe and sustainable solutions. That’s why we collaborate with customers, start-ups, multinational corporations and scientists to achieve faster impact together.
Lead PLC Engineer R&D
Would you like to actively shape the automation of future machines and systems and set technological standards? Our Chocolate & Flavour Creation business unit develops innovative machines, systems and automation solutions for processing cocoa, chocolate, coffee and nuts. As Technical Lead Automation Engineer PLC in our R&D team, you take technical responsibility for demanding automation developments and accompany new technologies from the initial idea through validation to market launch.
This is where you will excel
- You take technical responsibility for demanding automation developments and accompany new machines and systems from the initial idea to successful market launch
- You design future-proof, modular PLC software architectures and develop reusable solutions with Siemens and Rockwell for our next machine generation
- You implement and document new functions for control, visualisation, motion control and drive technology and integrate the results of risk analyses into safety software according to DIN EN ISO 13849
- You plan and carry out verification and validation of new developments – with unit tests and digital twins as well as on prototypes, test systems and selected customer deployments
- You analyse technological requirements and test results, derive innovative solutions and continuous improvements, and work closely with design, product management, project management and other R&D departments
These are the required skills
- Completed studies in automation, electrical engineering, systems engineering, mechatronics or software engineering, or a comparable technical education with appropriate further training
- Extensive experience in developing complex PLC software for machines or systems and confident handling of Siemens TIA Portal and/or Rockwell Automation Studio
- Experience in designing modular and reusable software architectures as well as solid knowledge in safety PLC programming, visualisation, motion control, drive and control technology
- Strong understanding of modern development and testing methods as well as familiarity with industrial communication solutions and tools such as Git and Azure DevOps; knowledge of unit tests, digital twins, structured text or other programming languages is an advantage
- Analytical and creative working style, initiative and technical leadership skills as well as very good German and English skills and willingness to travel internationally about 10%
Do you have questions? We are happy to answer them!
Franziska Oertel
HR Recruiting and Marketing Specialist
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