Bühler AG
Uzwil
Automation Engineer
- 03 August 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 that was 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 that was 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.
Automation Engineer
Are you passionate about machines and automation for producing chocolate, cocoa, coffee and nuts and want to apply your automation expertise to high-quality indulgence products? As an Automation Engineer, you develop, programme and support our machines throughout their entire life cycle. Together as a team, you ensure reliable and high-performance systems with PLC, HMI and safety solutions.
This is where you will excel
- You programme machine controls with Siemens and Rockwell as well as frequency converters from various manufacturers
- You implement the results of risk analysis in the safety software and take on programming, verification and validation according to DIN EN ISO 13849 for PLr a to e
- You review electrical schematics and contribute to design documents and functional descriptions
- You manage software versioning and the release process, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and norms such as CE and UL
- You occasionally support the service team – both on-site and remotely
These are the required skills
- Completed degree (Bachelor, Diploma or Master) in Automation
- Several years of experience in planning and commissioning Siemens and Rockwell controls including safety technology and unit tests in the digital twin, ideally in mechanical engineering for the food industry
- Experience in automating processes for more efficient and faster handling of development projects
- Confident handling of Profinet, Profisafe, Ethernet, CIP Safety, IO-Link, visualisation and drive technology as well as tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, SourceTree, Softema, Sistema, E-Plan and TeamViewer
- Good German and English skills, willingness to travel for commissioning at customer sites (approx. 10%); additional language skills are an advantage.
Do you have questions? We are happy to answer them!
Franziska Oertel
HR Recruiting and Marketing Specialist
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