Equipment Engineer (Automation)

Location: Site-based in Vaires-sur-Marne, France, with regular travel to MRS1, OEM premises for FAT, and other hirify.global Go sites. Day-based role with no on-call; flexibility may be needed during commissioning, ramp-up, and major incidents, including early, late, or weekend work.

Annual gross salary: €45,000–€60,000.

Company

hirify.global operates a second-hand marketplace, shipping services through hirify.global Go, and payment services across Europe.

What you will do

• Represent Maintenance throughout automated equipment projects, from design reviews and FAT/SAT through commissioning, ramp-up, handover, and post-launch optimisation.
• Own the equipment technical file, asset hierarchy, criticality analysis, spare-parts strategy, and maintenance acceptance criteria.
• Develop preventive maintenance plans, corrective procedures, troubleshooting guides, and reliability improvements using equipment performance data.
• Diagnose PLC, HMI, controls, equipment, and software issues; lead root-cause analysis, permanent corrective actions, retrofits, and engineering changes.
• Train maintenance technicians and operatives, provide level-2/level-3 technical support, and lead technical escalations with OEMs, integrators, and internal teams.
• Ensure machine-safety and site H&S compliance, support audits and inspections, and manage warranty, SLA, and technical review activities.

Requirements

• Engineering degree at Master’s/Bac+5 level in automation, electrical, mechatronics, or industrial engineering, or Bac+2/3 with equivalent proven experience.
• At least 3 years of experience, ideally 5 or more, as an Equipment Engineer, Automation Engineer, Tool Owner, or Maintenance/Reliability Engineer in a highly automated environment.
• Automation experience and involvement in at least one industrial equipment project from FAT/SAT through ramp-up, working with OEMs or integrators.
• Ability to read and diagnose complete PLC and HMI programs using Siemens TIA Portal and/or Rockwell or Beckhoff, and make controlled modifications.
• Knowledge of industrial networks including Profinet, Profibus, EtherCAT, and Ethernet/IP; drives, servo motors, sensors, scanners/DWS, pneumatics, and electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Experience with retrofits and component qualification, including equivalence and compatibility testing; knowledge of safety PLCs and machine-safety functions.
• Understanding of interfaces between equipment controls, SCADA/WCS, and IT systems; reliability methods including FMEA, RCA, criticality analysis, CMMS, and preventive-maintenance planning.
• French electrical certification BR/B2V/BC or ability to obtain it.
• Fluent French and professional English.
• Strong ownership, structured documentation habits, constructive communication with OEMs and integrators, teaching ability, calm problem-solving under production pressure, and a strong safety mindset.

Nice to have

• Experience with sortation equipment such as cross-belt, tilt-tray, or shoe sorters.
• Experience with additional equipment families such as conveyors, AMR fleets, or Monk lines.

Culture & Benefits

• Individual learning budget starting at €3,000 per year.
• Up to 10 working days over a two-year period for personal and professional development.
• Equal-opportunity environment welcoming applicants regardless of background, identity, or life experience.