Application Engineer

About Remtron Automation

Remtron Automation is Schneider Electric's sole certified Industrial Automation Distributor (IAD) in Australia. We design, deliver and commission complete electrical automation and control solutions across a broad, multi-vendor portfolio. Our customers operate complex plant and machinery, and this role turns their process requirements into working, tested and documented automation solutions.

Location

Braeside, VIC (Melbourne metropolitan area) - on-site, with travel to customer sites across Victoria and regional NSW

The opportunity

This hands-on, customer-facing engineering role covers the full project lifecycle: requirements capture, product selection, control-system design, PLC and HMI software development, drives and motion configuration, industrial-network integration, Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), commissioning and ongoing technical support. You will integrate equipment from multiple manufacturers into cohesive and robust solutions and manage projects from concept through prototype and deployment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, configure and validate PLC application software across platforms including Schneider EcoStruxure Machine Expert and Control Expert, B&R Automation Studio, CODESYS for Festo, Allen-Bradley Studio 5000 and CCW, and Siemens TIA Portal/STEP 7.
• Design and build operator HMIs using platforms such as Schneider EOTE and Vijeo Designer, B&R mapp View and Pro-face BLUE.
• Integrate and configure variable speed drives and servo/motion systems, including Schneider Altivar, Festo CMMT-AS/CMMT-ST and B&R ACOPOS.
• Integrate multi-vendor PLCs, HMIs, VSDs, motor-management systems and field devices from suppliers including Phoenix Contact, SICK, Festo and B&R.
• Design and configure industrial networks including EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, B&R POWERLINK, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU (RS-232/RS-485), OPC UA, IO-Link and MQTT.
• Configure remote I/O, telemetry and secure remote-access gateways, including Phoenix Contact Radioline and Secomea.
• Support functional-safety controller programming and develop complete bills of materials for control systems.
• Plan and execute FAT, document procedures and results, and commission systems on-site and remotely alongside senior engineers.
• Capture customer requirements; prepare turnkey concepts, technical proposals, functional design specifications, test records and reusable templates.
• Provide pre-sales and post-sales support, product demonstrations, customer training, fault diagnosis and application advice.
• Manage projects from concept to prototype, maintain CRM activity and market intelligence, and represent Remtron at supplier and industry events.
• Comply with company procedures and all applicable work health and safety requirements.

Essential qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Demonstrated hands-on PLC programming experience across multiple vendor platforms, including both Schneider EcoStruxure Machine Expert and B&R Automation Studio.
• Demonstrated HMI development experience using relevant industrial HMI platforms.
• Experience integrating and configuring VSDs and servo drives into sequenced-motion and multi-motor control applications.
• Hands-on experience configuring industrial communications across multi-vendor devices, including cross-ecosystem I/O mapping.
• Proven experience integrating PLCs, HMIs, VSDs and field devices into deployed control solutions.
• Experience with remote-access or telemetry hardware and with FAT and on-site/remote commissioning.
• Experience specifying bills of materials, including redundant PLC architectures such as B&R X20.
• Strong technical documentation, organisation, communication and customer-facing skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage projects and travel to customer sites across Victoria and regional NSW.
• Membership of Engineers Australia.

Highly regarded

• Festo and Allen-Bradley/Rockwell automation experience.
• Schneider EcoStruxure Machine certification (Machine Control), or willingness to obtain it.
• Robotics or collaborative-robot integration experience, such as Universal Robots or Codian Robotics.
• Python or C# programming, OpenCV machine vision, and SolidWorks/CAD capability.
• Experience in food processing, agriculture, irrigation, materials handling, robotics, advanced manufacturing or building-management systems.

How to apply

Please submit your resume and a concise cover letter explaining how your experience meets the essential criteria. Applications should be lodged through this advertisement's application function.

Remtron Automation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $82,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person