Automation Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: Budapest, Hungary; hands-on work in a manufacturing environment.

Company

hirify.global develops connectivity solutions that support digitization and industrial innovation.

What you will do

• Support the relocation, modification, recommissioning, startup, and long-term operation of production equipment in Budapest.
• Assess and modify controls and electrical systems, troubleshoot equipment, and coordinate changes with internal and external resources.
• Support CE readiness, documentation, validation, functional testing, guarding interfaces, interlocks, and machine protection requirements.
• Provide ongoing support for PLCs, HMIs, drives, sensors, and industrial control systems.
• Support modernization, standardization, controls rework, and obsolescence upgrades for legacy equipment.
• Contribute to controls architecture, machine connectivity, data collection, and Ignition-related functionality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience supporting industrial manufacturing equipment controls and electrical systems.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across PLCs, HMIs, drives, field devices, and industrial electrical systems.
• Experience with machine startup, retrofit, or modification projects.
• Ability to work hands-on with relocated and legacy equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong coordination skills across engineering, maintenance, operations, contractors, and safety resources.
• Fluent English required. Hungarian is helpful but not required, depending on the candidate profile.

Nice to have

• Experience with cable manufacturing or similar continuous-process equipment, including extruders, cablers, or braiders.
• Experience with equipment moves or brownfield industrial transfers.
• Familiarity with CE requirements, machinery safety, guarding, safety circuits, and risk-reduction modifications.
• Experience with Ignition, industrial networking, and machine data collection.
• Experience with controls rework, recontrols, or obsolescence upgrades.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate with global teams and the Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, maintenance, operations, contractor, and safety functions.
• Work focuses on manufacturing transition execution initially and evolves into ongoing controls and automation support.
• Contribute to connectivity, digitization, and industrial innovation initiatives.