Technical Lead Engineer

Technical Lead Engineer

One of our clients, providing electrical instrumentation and automation engineering and design for the mining and manufacturing industry, has an opening for a Technical Lead Engineer
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To serve as the senior technical authority within the digitization function, providing engineering leadership, technical governance, and architectural oversight across PLC, SCADA, industrial networks and reporting systems.

The incumbent is accountable for technical integrity, compliance with specifications, and adherence to ISO 9001 quality standards across all software and network deliverables.

• Oversee system architecture design for PLC, SCADA, HMI, historian, and reporting platforms.
• Design and approve industrial communication network architectures, including:
• Ethernet-based control networks
• Industrial protocol implementations
• Define fibre network topology, redundancy strategies (ring, star, hybrid) and segmentation principles.
• Ensure appropriate selection and configuration of fibre media, switches and network infrastructure components.
• Validate integration strategies between OEM equipment, third-party systems and plant-wide control architectures.

• Enforce adherence to ISO 9001 Quality Management System standards.
• Approve QCP documentation for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).
• Provide technical oversight during commissioning of PLC, SCADA and network infrastructure system.

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Electrical, Electronic, Computer, or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Professional registration advantageous.
• Minimum 8–12 years’ experience in industrial automation and control systems engineering.
• Proven experience in PLC, SCADA, and fibre network design and commissioning.
• Demonstrated experience in industrial communication network architecture (Ethernet and fibre-based systems).
• Experience leading Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) for software and integrated control systems.