Automation Engineer

🚀 Join Spark Cleantech : At the Heart of Sustainable Innovation 🌱 Sector: Deep Tech / Cleantech / Innovation ✨ Who We Are Spark Cleantech is a fast-growing and innovative start-up developing a breakthrough process that replaces the combustion of hydrocarbons in high-temperature industrial furnaces and in materials production with an alternative that is not only fully decarbonised, but also economically competitive and requires only minimal adaptation to existing industrial processes. Following the successful deployment of an industrial pilot on a client site in 2024 and a major funding round in 2025, we are now building our first industrial standard. Our ambition is bold: to address, by 2027, sectors that represent 10% of the global CO2 emissions on a multi hundred Bn€ market . To support this growth, we aim to hire around 20 talented individuals to join our team who share our vision , contributing to a more sustainable world, and our values : positivity, passion, and high standards. We are looking to bring together top experts in their fields to industrialize a technology that comes with exciting challenges. Our team is passionate, positive, and committed to building a cleaner future. If you’re looking to join a high-impact, ambitious, and innovative project, we’d love to hear from you! 🎯 Your Role As part of the OPS division, you are reporting to the Engineering manager with a functional link to the Commissioning and Start up Leader (during Strat up phase), your mission is to design, develop, commission, and maintain instrumentation, control, and industrial safety systems (ESD, F&G, DCS) to ensure process control, facility safety, and regulatory compliance. Your main responsibilities will include: Design and specify ICSS architectures (DCS, SIS, F&G, SCADA) as well as telecom architecture and HMI interfaces. Qualify System suppliers and recommend strategic partnerships for ICSS and instrumentation. Manage the integration between ICSS, telecoms, supervision systems and third-party equipment. Participate in the HAZOP review, SIL, and functional safety studies. Oversee FAT, SAT, and on-site commissioning. Ensure the maintenance, modifications, and cybersecurity of ICSS systems. Diagnose measurement failures or deviations and ensure necessary repairs or replacements Define and execute metrology strategy 🧠 Your Profile Engineering degree in automation, instrumentation, or technical bachelor in Automation (BTS CIRA) 5 years of experience in industrial instrumentation, ideally in hydogen, oil & gas, energy or chemicals. Proficiency in Honeywell, Yokogawa, Emerson, Schneider, Siemens or equivalent systems. Good knowledge of ICPE, IEC 61508/61511, API, and ISA standards. Industrial cybersecurity skills (IEC 62443) appreciated. Good writing skills Documentary rigour and sense of technical detail. Strong commitment to safety, quality and operational performance. Fluent in English Very rigorous Able to explain its technical options Autonomous Safety champion (communication skills and leadership) Pedagogical and relational skills to support multi-profile teams. Occasional travel depending on project phases, mainly in Europe. Driving license is a requirement 💡 What We Offer A dynamic environment within a high-potential Deeptech start-up Diverse and evolving responsibilities around an innovative product A supportive, talented and passionate team A meaningful mission: contributing to a more sustainable future 🧪 Recruitment Process We keep things fast and simple: A brief 15-minute phone call with our HR team to get to know each other and discuss the role and your background An in-person meeting with the hiring manager, for a more in-depth conversation If the discussion goes well, we’ll follow up with a technical case study that will also allow you to know us better Final step: reference checks 📣 A Note on Diversity and Confidence Studies show that many women only apply if they meet 100% of the listed criteria. The skills listed here...