PLC Software Engineer
Ocado Group1 day ago
Athens, GreeceSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain PLC software for peripheral machines using Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and Siemens TIA Portal.
- Build and extend shared PLC libraries using tested, modular building blocks.
- Create function lists, software specifications, interface control documents, and messaging specifications.
- Validate PLC software through simulation, automated unit tests, and integration tests on Athens test rigs.
- Contribute to safety PLC software and safety specification reviews.
- Commission machines, perform field troubleshooting, and support live global operations through an on-call rota.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject.
- Solid commercial experience developing PLC software for industrial machinery using Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and/or Siemens TIA Portal.
- Hands-on experience commissioning automated equipment, including I/O checkout, fieldbus and network setup, drive configuration, and fault-finding on live machines.
- Strong Structured Text skills and understanding of modular PLC design, including function blocks, interfaces, and state machines.
- Ability to read electrical schematics and collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers.
- Methodical troubleshooting skills spanning PLCs, field devices, networks, and higher-level systems.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Preferred experience includes both Beckhoff and Siemens platforms, Git or another version control system, functional safety, motion control, servo drives, IO-Link devices, material handling, simulation, virtual commissioning, and functional design specifications.
Benefits
- Hybrid working, typically with 40% of time in the office.
- 30 days of working from anywhere.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Meal tickets and home office equipment.
- Opportunity to participate in share schemes.
- Regular divisional socials, sports clubs, and access to the Ocado Technology Academy.
- Work includes commissioning at Athens test loops, Ocado sites, and client sites, as well as participation in an on-call rota.
About Ocado Group
Ocado Group builds and licenses the Ocado Smart Platform, an end-to-end e-commerce, fulfillment, and robotics solution for grocery retailers, along with logistics and operations services. It also operates Ocado Retail in the UK via a 50:50 joint venture with Marks & Spencer. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Ocado is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange.