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Industrial Automation Engineer


  • Location: Kourou (French Guiana)
  • Sector: Engineering and automotive
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: Engineering
  • Work modality: On site

Celeres

Celeres is a high-tech company, committed to the design, integration, and operation of complex, mission-critical applications and systems throughout the world.

We perform turnkey projects, engineering services and product development for our customers, developing state-of-the-art systems in the Space, Aerospace, Energy, Scientific Facilities and Defense and Security sectors. With a end-to-end approach, we seamlessly navigate the entire service cycle, from meticulous validation and ongoing maintenance to effective obsolescence management.

Job description

Celeres is a high-tech company, committed to the design, integration, and operation of complex, mission-critical applications and systems throughout the world.

We perform turnkey projects, engineering services and product development for our customers, developing state-of-the-art systems in the Space, Aerospace, Energy, Scientific Facilities and Defense and Security sectors. With a end-to-end approach, we seamlessly navigate the entire service cycle, from meticulous validation and ongoing maintenance to effective obsolescence management.

 

Job description

The role:

 

The selected candidate will provide technical assistance in end-customer support for CNES (SDO/PIO service), contributing to the digitalization and modernization of the industrial infrastructure processes of the European spaceport in French Guiana.

The main responsibilities will include:

  • Participating in the development of the software configuration for the infrastructure service.
  • Maintaining configuration management when changes impacting the software configuration are implemented.
  • Maintaining systems within the scope of responsibility in operational condition and ensuring their proper operation.
  • Maintaining and updating the exchange table for the systems within the activity perimeter.
  • Commissioning connection cabinets for the systems within the activity perimeter.
  • Providing support to projects that have an impact on the systems within the activity perimeter.
  • Delivering technical training to members of the SDO/PIO service in the relevant areas of responsibility.
  • Carrying out minor modifications to supervision workstations.

The systems covered by the PIO activity consist of automation equipment, network devices, supervision systems, and industrial communication protocols.

The scope of the SDO/PIO service activities includes all facilities and buildings under the responsibility of CNES at the Guiana Space Centre (CSG), particularly those belonging to the SDO/PIO service, which are distributed across the entire spaceport site.

 

Requirements

  • Degree in Industrial Engineering, Electronics, Automation, Telecommunications, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in PLC programming (Siemens, Schneider, SAIA, Beckhoff, etc.) and IEC 61131 programming languages.
  • Experience in the programming and administration of SCADA systems, Ethernet networks, EtherCAT, and fieldbus systems.
  • Experience in FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) and SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) commissioning activities.
  • Experience in preparing technical documentation, including technical specifications, detailed software design documentation, validation plans, user manuals, and validation procedures.
  • Proficiency in spoken and written French.
  • Willingness to relocate to French Guiana for a period of two years, with the possibility of extension.

 

Nice-to-have:

  • Experience working in a multilingual environment.
  • Knowledge of WINCC OA.
  • Ability to interpret and design electrical schematics for automation control cabinets.
  • Knowledge of HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), power distribution, and hydraulic systems.
  • Experience programming SAIA PLCs and HMIs.
  • Knowledge of databases and SQL.
  • Knowledge of energy efficiency and energy management systems, as well as Smart Grid networks.
  • Knowledge of communication protocols such as OPC UA, Modbus RTU, and TCP/IP.

 

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, etc.


  • Location: Kourou (French Guiana)
  • Sector: Engineering and automotive
  • Vacancies: 1
  • Discipline: Engineering
  • Work modality: On site