Lead Automation Engineer
- Application Deadline: June 21, 2026
- Vantaa
- Hybrid
- Monthly salary: €3,500 - €4,800
We are seeking a Lead Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for leading industrial automation projects, ensuring high-quality technical delivery, and aligning solutions with customer requirements.
Our projects involve integrating PLC systems, robotics, sensors, vision systems, conveyors, and data platforms into complete, functional solutions. These projects often begin with incomplete or evolving inputs, requiring you to structure requirements into clear, technically sound, and commercially viable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate industrial automation projects from concept to delivery
- Define, structure, and guide the implementation of integrated systems (PLCs, robotics, sensors, vision, conveyors, data systems)
- Translate customer requirements into clear specifications and executable solutions for the team to execute
- Ensure alignment between customer expectations, engineering execution, and delivery targets
- Provide technical leadership and decision-making in complex and evolving project environments
- Guide internal engineering teams and external suppliers to ensure system performance, quality, and profitability
- Define system architectures, interfaces, and integration strategies across multiple platforms
What We Expect from You
- Strong experience in discrete industrial automation projects, with a solid understanding of system design, integration, and delivery
- Proven ability to lead technical solutions across multidisciplinary systems
- Practical background in automation engineering, with the ability to support and guide hands-on work when needed
- Experience with Siemens / Bekchoff / B&R automation systems
- Knowledge and background from ABB Robotics and multiple vendor AMR systems is seen as advantage
- Ability to work across system boundaries, define interfaces, and maintain consistent technical direction
- Strong stakeholder collaboration skills, especially in customer-facing roles
- Comfortable working in situations with incomplete information and able to structure work and drive progress proactively
- Capability to work daily on-site (Vantaa )
- Fluent in English and Finnish
- Willingness to travel occasionally
Location & Employment Details
- Permanent, full-time position
- Location: Helsinki metropolitan area (on-site in Vantaa)
- Applicants must have valid authorization to work in Finland
- Please note: Etteplan does not provide relocation support or compensation
At Etteplan we ensure that your compensation is fair and transparent. Your salary reflects your competencies and contributions, in line with our way of working. For this role, the typical monthly salary is 3500-4800 €/month, depending on your background and experience.
Sounds like the right opportunity for you? If you find this position interesting, we will be happy to hear from you soon!
Great Place to Work
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Occupational health services and insurance fund
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Lunch, sport and culture benefit
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Events and activities
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Talent Referral bonus
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Benefit and discount program for employees and their families
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Phone benefit
Work with great people
About the company
As a technology service company, we bring people and technology together to change things for the better. For creating solutions positively impacting our everyday life, we need diverse people, expertise, and collaboration. Together with our customers, we are building the world we wish to see. Explore our openings and become part of a culture which believes in collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Our values – forward focus, bold thinking, smarter together – set the foundation for our culture. Whether you’re an experienced professional or just starting your career, Etteplan is where your next adventure might be just around the corner. Your journey starts here!
Diversity, equity and inclusion
At Etteplan, we believe that embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is key to our innovation and success. Our global community Happy DEIs, helps create an environment where every voice is heard and valued and every employee feels included and empowered. We provide a platform for open discussion, networking, and continuous learning, ensuring that DEI is woven into the fabric of our workplace. Join us and you'll be part of a company that doesn't just talk about DEI – we live it.
Forward focusWe take pride and ownership in our work as well as our personal and professional growth. For us, new technologies are opportunities waiting to be turned into our competitive advantage. With our foresight and proactive mindset, we advance the success of both our customers and Etteplan.
Bold thinkingWe explore new horizons, challenge ideas, and actively propose innovative solutions. We promote an environment of open dialogue, where we have the freedom to voice our opinions openly and honestly without fear of judgment.
Smarter togetherWe share ideas with one another, not just with our closest colleagues but across different disciplines and service areas. By learning together, we help foster a diverse community where knowledge flows freely, where collaboration knows no limits, and where everyone can feel they belong.
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