Automation engineer - Belden-Duna Kábel Kft - Budapest

Feladatok:

This role will support the relocation, modification, restart, and long-term support of production equipment being transferred to Budapest, with primary focus on controls, electrical, and automation-related technical work. A major element of the role will be supporting machinery readiness for safe startup and CE compliance in partnership with the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering team, including both controls/electrical tasks and coordination of physical safety modifications such as guarding and related safety requirements. The role will initially focus on transition execution and then evolve into ongoing controls and automation support for the Budapest manufacturing operation.

Key Responsibilities

Transition / Compliance / Startup PhaseAssess transferred equipment controls and electrical condition and identify required modifications prior to startup

Support troubleshooting, retrofit, recommissioning, and startup of relocated production equipment

Work with internal and external resources to define and implement controls and electrical changes needed for restart and safe operation

Support CE readiness activities in coordination with Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, including documentation, validation support, and implementation of required technical changes

Identify and coordinate controls-related aspects of safety modifications, interlocks, guarding interfaces, and machine protection requirements

Support commissioning and functional testing of equipment after relocation or modification

Document controls architecture, field changes, and startup modifications to improve long-term maintainability

Longer-Term Operational SupportProvide ongoing controls and automation support for manufacturing equipment in Budapest

Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, drives, sensors, and related industrial control systems

Support modernization and standardization efforts for aging or inconsistent machine controls

Help develop a more supportable controls architecture and documentation base over time

Partner with digitalization efforts where machine connectivity, data collection, or Ignition-related functionality is introduced

Elvárások:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation, or related technical field; equivalent experience may also be considered

Experience supporting industrial manufacturing equipment controls and electrical systems

Strong troubleshooting ability across PLCs, HMIs, drives, field devices, and industrial electrical systems

Experience with machine startup, retrofit, or modification projects

Ability to work in a hands-on manufacturing environment with relocated and legacy equipment

Strong coordination skills across engineering, maintenance, operations, contractors, and safety resources

Fluent English required; Hungarian helpful but not required depending on candidate profile

Előnyt jelent:

Experience with cable manufacturing or similar continuous-process equipment

Experience with extruders, cablers, and braiders

Experience supporting equipment moves or brownfield industrial transfers

Familiarity with CE requirements, machinery safety, guarding, safety circuits, and risk-reduction modifications

Experience with Ignition, industrial networking, and machine data collection

Experience with controls rework / recontrols / obsolescence upgrades