System Lead – Automation Engineer, Power-to-X

We are currently building the first and biggest e-methanol plant in the world and more are to come.

Do you want to join us on this exciting journey on the very frontline of the renewable energy business? Would you like to put your solid technical experience to work at European Energy in our Power-to-X division?

Then we look forward to welcoming you as our new colleague.

Your new team

You will be part of our PtX-department consisting of 75 committed colleagues. We are currently working on several utility-scale projects in Denmark as well as North and South America and Australia.

Your new role

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and objectives related to control and automation.
• Design, develop, and implement control systems, PLCs, and SCADA systems.
• Ownership of control descriptions for the PtX projects coordinating between Process, Engineering, O&M and PLC programming suppliers.
• Optimize existing processes for efficiency and reliability in our control and automation systems.

Job prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Marine Engineer or similar.

• Proven experience (min. 5 to 7 years) in automation and control engineering.
• Strong understanding of PLC programming.
• Strong knowledge of SCADA systems and HMI design.
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus, etc.).
• Experienced in writing Control Concepts and Control Description
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective communication and project management skills.

You are an organized, and results-oriented person with a positive mindset. It is important that you have good structural skills and can keep the overview while working in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment with high complexity.

With us you get

• To be part of a rapidly growing company at the core of the green transition
• The possibility to work in an entrepreneurial environment where gaining hands-on experience is encouraged, while at the same time, new ideas and proactivity are valued
• We make an effort to welcome you as our new colleague
• We prepare individual onboarding plans and everyone is assigned a buddy.
• We prioritize our employees’ development. You will be enrolled in our People Development Program to ensure continuous learning and engagement
• We offer the opportunity to work remotely and have flexible working hours.

About European Energy

European Energy is a Danish privately owned company founded in 2004. We operate all the way from development, construction, operation, and selling of wind- and photovoltaic (PV) farms on land as well as offshore globally. Further, we work with the development of future energy solutions, e.g. Power-to-X. We have a solid collaboration with local stakeholders and want to involve all parts in the process.

We are more than 750 employees with 43 nationalities represented in 20 countries. We all work for our common goal to be the most innovative partner within the green transition and to create The Power of Tomorrow, Today.