Automation Engineer - Cell Assembly
Lyten Ett AB · Skellefteå · Tills vidare · Deadline 2026-10-31
Lyten Ett AB is seeking an **Automation Engineer - Cell Assembly** to develop, optimize, and maintain automated production systems for battery cell manufacturing. The role is responsible for programming, troubleshooting, and improving PLCs, robotics, and logistics equipment to ensure safe and efficient operations. Main duties include participating in HAZOP reviews, authoring design documentation and test records, leading automation integration during commissioning, conducting factory acceptance tests, and testing supplier code. The engineer also ensures system connectivity to upper-level MES and cloud platforms, mentors newer engineers, and participates in piloting R&D technologies. The position requires **regular presence on the production floor**, including work in clean-room and dry-room environments wearing personal protective equipment. Applicants must hold a **bachelor's degree** in electronics, mechatronics, electrical, automation, robotics, software engineering, or a similar field, alongside at least three years of industrial automation experience in process-driven or discrete manufacturing. Practical experience with sensors, servo drives, motion technology, network architectures, and control systems—specifically PLC, SCADA, OPC connectivity, and MES interfaces using Siemens or Beckhoff systems—is required. Candidates must have strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, alongside troubleshooting and technical documentation skills. Excellent written and spoken English is essential, while basic Swedish or additional language skills are an advantage.
Job Scope
High level purpose of function.
An Automation Engineer in a cell manufacturing company plays a key role in developing, optimizing, and maintaining automated production systems to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operations. They are responsible for programming, troubleshooting, and improving PLCs, robots, and other automated equipment, supporting both new production line installations and ongoing process improvements. The role also includes ensuring accurate data transfer, system connectivity, and smooth communication with cloud platforms to enable traceability, analysis, and digital integration. Close collaboration with production, engineering, and maintenance teams is required to identify and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and equipment uptime. A strong focus is placed on continuous improvement, safety, and scalability to meet the growing demand for electric vehicle battery production.
Key Responsibilities
Overall areas of responsibilities and activities.
Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)
- Participate in HAZOP sessions and ensure compliance with process safety, operational safety, and environmental standards relating to equipment control and programming.
- Responsible for the FATs of the equipment (Project timeline dependent).
- Lead automation system integration during equipment commissioning (Project timeline dependent).
- Develop the automation systems that are to be implemented in the production and logistics equipment in the factory as well as the relevant specifications and documentation.
- Author and review engineering design documentation (Specifications, Functional design, Logic diagrams, Test Cases, Test Records).
- Train and mentor new engineers, and educate other support functions on process control.
- Code review and test of suppliers work within the projects to validate specified functionality and to ensure the quality and reliability of the data transferred from the equipment to the upper level systems.
- Participate in R&D activities for piloting of new technologies and their suitability to production environments.
- Define and improve the factory blueprint, general specifications and ways of working in collaboration with the extended automation and digitalization teams. (Project timeline dependent).
- Contribute to technical improvements, development and optimization of software processes internally in the automation team.
- The role requires regular presence on the production floor.
- Develop and maintain automation programming standards.
- Complete supplementary tasks as seen fit by management to effectively utilize time and resource for the benefit of the business.
Requirements
Educational background and previous experience required for the role
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical, Automation, Robotics, Software Engineering or similar.
- Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience within Industrial Automation in process-driven or discrete manufacturing industries such as: Battery Cell, Automotive, Chemical, Paper, Semiconductors, Pharma, Food, Warehouses, etc.
- Experience of working with sensors, instrumentation, servo drives and motion technology.
- Experience with PLC, SCADA, OPC connectivity and MES interfaces, especially using Siemens and/or Beckhoff systems.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols and network architecture including design of control systems architecture and PLC code delivering the desired system functionality.
- Experience in writing technical documentation (Requirement specifications, Functional design, UML, Test Cases, Test Records).
- Experienced in continuous improvement and root cause analysis.
Specific skills & Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for manufacturing systems.
- Troubleshooting skills with diagnostic equipment.
- Ability to document technical problems concisely.
- Excellent English skills, both written and oral, are essential. Basic Swedish and other language skills are a plus. You should have good communication skills and be able to work in close collaboration with colleagues from many different teams.
- Ability to work within varying environments including clean-rooms and dry-rooms, while wearing appropriate PPE.
- Comfortable operating in high-profile, international, and high-pressure environments.
- A genuine technical interest and passion about working within production is highly valued.