Job description

Company culture :

Akkodis is driven by a strong innovation-first culture, where creativity, experimentation, and bold thinking fuel daily engineering and R&D work.
This spirit is balanced by a solid collaborative mindset, with supportive teams and hands-on managers who encourage growth and knowledge-sharing.
A structured and disciplined approach ensures operational excellence, meeting the high standards of the tech and engineering industries.
Performance and a healthy competitive drive further strengthen the company’s ambition as a global leader.

As part of a project to migrate an existing automation system, we are looking for an experienced Industrial Automation Engineer capable of designing, developing, and migrating a Beckhoff architecture to a Siemens solution, while ensuring functional continuity and limiting impacts on the existing installation.

• Design and develop automation programs on Siemens PLCs.
• Carry out developments mainly in Structured Text (ST) in accordance with project standards.
• Analyze the existing automation architecture under Beckhoff and ensure its migration to a Siemens architecture.
• Support technical teams in choosing automation equipment (Siemens PLCs, input/output cards, expansion modules, etc.).
• Define the most suitable hardware architecture, ensuring compatibility with the existing installation.
• Precisely verify inputs/outputs (I/O) to select appropriate expansion modules and avoid any modification of existing wiring.
• Participate in the development, configuration, and commissioning of SCADA supervision systems.
• Design and integrate communications via industrial networks, particularly PROFINET, while replicating the existing operating logic under EtherCAT.
• Carry out trials, functional tests, FAT/SAT, and provide support during commissioning.
• Write technical documentation and ensure knowledge transfer to internal teams.

• Master's degree (Bac+5) in Automation, Electrical Engineering, Electrotechnics, or equivalent.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial automation.
• Significant experience on Siemens projects.
• Experience in migration or retrofitting of automation systems is a plus.

• Very good command of Siemens PLCs (TIA Portal).
• Excellent command of the Structured Text (ST) language.
• Solid skills in industrial automation architecture.
• Experience with SCADA supervision systems.
• Good knowledge of industrial networks, especially PROFINET.
• Proficiency in analyzing inputs/outputs (I/O) and sizing cards and expansion modules.
• Ability to select the most suitable hardware equipment for the project.