Development Engineer

Festo is a worldwide leader in automation technology headquartered in Germany. We are always coming up with creative process solutions that bring product ideas to life. As an employer, we do everything in our power to ensure that visionary ideas are transformed into practice. What we do expect from you? Think outside of the box. Try new things. Bring your own idea. Take advantage of the creative freedom, the wide variety of development opportunities and the access to the best practice.

With reference to our growing Technical Engineering Center Sofia currently we are looking for:

Development Engineer Electric Motor Measurements & Test Automation

Your Job

• Develop electric motors, actuators and components in an interdisciplinary team, considering design standards, quality and cost.
• Plan and conduct development measurements and testing for motors and related components.
• Develop measurement setups according to internal and product requirements.
• Develop test automation software, primarily using NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Analyse results in MATLAB and Excel and prepare documented test reports.
• Use measurement and modelling results to support motor design, component selection and optimisation.
• Supporting the efficient industrialization of testing concepts.
• Communication with internal and external development partners.

Technical Competencies And Requirements

• Master's or bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical/Mechatronics/Automation Engineering.
• Experience in development measurements and procedures.
• Experience with electrical machines (motors, generators or transformers) is an advantage.
• Experience with servo & stepper controllers or variable-frequency drives is an advantage.
• Programming experience is mandatory.
• Experience with LabVIEW, TestStand, MATLAB or Python is an advantage.
• Very good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Practical experience with measurement equipment.
• Experience in automated equipment control or PLCs is an advantage.
• Experience in a production environment is a plus.
• English at B2 level or higher, including technical terminology. German is an advantage.

Personal Competencies And Requirements

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Independent, structured and goal-oriented working style.
• Proactive approach and motivation to develop and implement ideas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Motivation to learn and develop professionally.
• Ability to work in a multicultural and multinational team.

You Can Expect The Following With Us

• Motivating compensation and social benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on a variety of projects in the field of industrial automation, IIoT.
• Professional development and learning opportunities in high technology and production environment.

In case your professional qualification corresponds to the above requirements and you wish to join our growing team, please send us your CV!

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Your documents and personal data will be treated as confidential and will be protected according to Bulgarian Data Protection Legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR).