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Automation Engineer (M/F/D)

Company:
Adtran
Location:
Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany
Posted:
March 09, 2026
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Description:

Welcome!

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

We are currently looking for a highly motivated Automation Engineer (M/F/D) to join our Industrialization team in Meiningen, Germany or Gdynia, Poland. If you want to be a part of our growing company that is driven by innovation and is focused on building a future together with our employees, consider applying.

Principle duties and essential functions

In this job position the experienced engineer will be responsible for the design and development of automated manufacturing systems. This person will be responsible for some or all phases of system development and maintenance during the whole system life cycle.

Design Tasks:

Generate design concepts for industrial solutions and work directly with system end users doing so

Document the design concept and propose HW/SW implementation toolset

Design and document the HW/SW components during development phase

Keep the documentation up to date during complete system life cycle

Development and Deployment Tasks:

Work independently as well as team member on both SW and HW development tasks

Ensure that the production system meets the design specifications as well as customer needs

Work with production and test engineering during deployment of the system into factory environment

Sustaining Tasks:

Work with remote contract manufacturer as well as local manufacturing to resolve any issues that may arise

Keep the expertise and tools gained during development to be capable of fast and effective support

Keep track of current system condition as well as current and planned utilization

Gather end-user feedback and use it to improve deployed system

Creative Activity:

Descriptions of manufacturing automation concepts

Designing of robotic/automation system components

PCBA design, both schematics and layout

Creation of a technical documentation including specifications and user manuals

Development of software packages and scripts

Implementation and configuration of production system software

Knowledge, skills and experience required

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Manufacturing background with automated production/test systems

Ability to read and understand hardware circuit schematics, CAD files and technical documentation

Knowledge of microcontrollers, simple circuit design is preferred

Knowledge of 3D printing technology and simple 3D design is preferred

Knowledge of PLC and robotic HW architecture is preferred

Must be above entry level coder and understand programming concepts

Knowledge of any of(C#, Python, Java) is preferred

Knowledge of PLC programming and Robots programming is preferred

Good written and spoken English skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Benefits

Possibility to work in an international, multicultural environment

Strong team-oriented and friendly work culture

Flexible working hours model

Internal training program

Employee discounts e. g. for events and branded products

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