Prima PowerPLC Automation Engineer (2 positions)

Are you interested in developing the PLC automation that powers complex, customer-specific industrial machines? At Prima Power, you can work hands-on with systems used by leading manufacturers worldwide.

What will you be doing?

As a PLC Automation Engineer, you will work on automation design and PLC programming for highly customised piece-handling machines used in global customer environments. Your role focuses on developing and commissioning TwinCAT-based control systems that integrate motion control, servo drives, frequency converters and industrial sensors.

You will join a ten-person PLC automation engineering department and be assigned to one of three specialised teams focusing on punching machines, material-handling robots, or warehouse automation systems. Each team has an experienced lead engineer who supports knowledge sharing, problem solving and the development of new features for upcoming customer projects.

Your work is closely tied to practical machine development: you collaborate weekly with mechanical and electrical design, documentation, production and installation support teams, see the machines physically in production and test systems extensively in-house before delivery. Most of your work relates to customer-specific projects, and you will occasionally visit customer sites abroad for testing or fine-tuning.

What makes you a great fit?

You already have solid experience in industrial automation and enjoy solving technical challenges in complex environments. You feel confident working with PLC logic in TwinCAT, motion control, and real machine behaviour. You take initiative, communicate well with colleagues from different engineering disciplines, and enjoy having ownership in projects. You are eager to further develop your expertise and take on increasingly demanding automation systems.

We require you to have:

• Relevant experience in machine automation or similar industrial automation environments
• Strong hands-on experience with PLC programming in TwinCAT
• Relevant engineering degree in automation, electrical, mechanical or another suitable field
• Solid understanding of motion control and servo systems, and basic understanding of electrical design
• Willingness to travel abroad to customer machines when on-site commissioning is required, approximately a few weeks per year
• Full working proficiency in English

We consider as an asset:

• Experience with machine vision applications
• Background in machining centres, CAD/CAM toolpath workflows or related processes
• JavaScript knowledge for TwinCAT HMI development
• Finnish language skills

What Prima Power offers you:

• A practical, technically versatile role where you work on highly customised machines and can see your work come to life in real production
• Strong support from experienced colleagues: we work closely together and help each other solve challenging problems
• Modern, well-equipped production and testing environments that enable efficient development and commissioning
• A collaborative engineering culture where different design disciplines work closely together and many colleagues have built long careers at Prima Power
• Comprehensive occupational health care and a wide range of employee benefits, including wellbeing, culture, and sports benefits

Practicalities:

This is a full-time and permanent position and you will be employed directly to Prima Power. The ideal start time is in the beginning of 2026. The role will be located in Seinäjoki and requires working primarily on-site at the beginning. As you become more independent in your role, flexible remote work is possible. However, the team has a habit of meeting at the office on a weekly basis. Salary in this position depends on the level of your experience, and will be negotiated individually.

Sounds like you? Great! Please submit your CV and motivation letter in PDF-format in English by December 7th at the latest via our application system. A motivation letter is optional, but with a role-specific motivation letter you can provide more information about your relevant skills and why this would be an interesting opportunity for you. We are actively reviewing applications throughout the application period and processing them in the order they are received. Remember to use the application system, we do not accept applications by email. We want to ensure that all applicants can participate in the process equally, and we will take individual accessibility needs into account where necessary.

You can familiarize yourself with Prima Power here: https://www.primapower.com/fi. For more information about the recruitment process contact aTalent’s Recruitment Consultant Veera Kokko (puh. +358447835666, veera.kokko(at)atalent.fi). If I’m unable to answer your call right away, please leave a text message and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.