Job Title: Automation Engineer PLC / SCADA

Experience: 35 Years

Qualification: B.E./B.Tech/Diploma in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, or related discipline

Location: Ballary, Karnataka

Industry: Manufacturing / Process Industry / Steel Plant

Shift: Willingness to support 24x7 plant maintenance operations

Job Summary

We are looking for an Automation Engineer with 35 years of experience in industrial automation, PLC programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, and maintenance. The candidate will be responsible for supporting PLC, SCADA/HMI, Level-2 systems, industrial communication networks, and automation systems in a continuous process plant setting.

Key Responsibilities
Troubleshoot PLC, SCADA, HMI, and automation system faults.
Perform preventive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance activities.
Modify and debug PLC programs based on operational requirements.
Maintain backups of PLC, HMI, SCADA, servers, and client systems.
Support Level-2 automation and data acquisition systems.
Troubleshoot industrial communication networks and OPC UA communication issues.
Perform server/client software installation, upgrades, backup, and restoration.
Support commissioning, FAT, SAT, and plant startup activities.




Analyze system faults and implement corrective actions.
Prepare maintenance reports, backup records, and technical documentation.
Coordinate with OEMs, vendors, and plant operations teams for issue resolution.
Support digitalization, IIoT, and automation improvement initiatives.

Mandatory Skills
Siemens PLC: S7-300 / S7-400 / S7-1200 / S7-1500
TIA Portal / STEP 7
PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
SCADA / HMI / WinCC
Industrial Communication Protocols
Profinet
Profibus
Modbus TCP/IP
OPC UA
Control system hardware troubleshooting
PLC/HMI/SCADA backup and restore
Industrial networking
Windows Server and Client systems
Commissioning and maintenance experience

Preferred Skills
Allen Bradley PLC
ABB PLC
Mitsubishi PLC
B&R; PLC
Industrial IoT / Digitalization
Data acquisition and reporting systems
Experience in Process Industry / Steel Plant / Continuous Process Plant

Ideal Candidate Candidates with hands-on experience in Siemens PLC, TIA Portal, SCADA/HMI, industrial networking, PLC troubleshooting, commissioning, and plant maintenance will be preferred.

Candidates should be comfortable working in a plant setting and supporting 24x7 maintenance operations.

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