Job Description

Senior Engineer – Automation

Work Location: Thailand Employment Type: Full-time Experience
Level: Mid-Senior (5–7 years) Target
Industry: Semiconductor / Electronics / Advanced Manufacturing Target Salary: THB 80,000 – 100,000 per month

About the Role

Evantis Talent
Solutions is partnering with a leading global semiconductor company to find an
experienced automation engineer ready to take on a senior individual
contributor role. This is a great opportunity for a driven engineer from a
electronics, industrial automation, or advanced manufacturing background to
step into a high-tech environment and make a real impact.

You'll be involved
in the design, development, and deployment of automation solutions across a
complex manufacturing facility — working with cross-functional teams and
contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Automation Design & Development

• Serve as a technical resource
  for automation solutions including equipment automation, material
  handling, robotic systems, and system integration.
• Support and lead automation
  projects from concept through feasibility, POC, implementation, and
  handover.
• Optimize existing automation
  systems against KPIs such as UPH, OEE, MTBF, and throughput.

Project Execution

• Gather requirements from
  stakeholders and translate them into clear technical specifications.
• Support feasibility studies,
  POCs, and equipment purchasing processes.
• Collaborate with hardware,
  software, and systems teams across internal and external partners.

System Integration

• Design and implement control
  architecture, sequence diagrams, load/unload automation, and equipment
  integration.
• Support system setup,
  testing, documentation, and training activities.

Sustaining & Support

• Troubleshoot automation
  systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical support to
  maintenance and operations teams.

Strategic Input

• Contribute to the evaluation
  of new automation technologies and internal standards.
• Share knowledge and support
  junior team members where applicable.

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's degree or higher in:

• Mechanical, Automation,
  Mechatronics, or Robotics Engineering
• Computer Engineering,
  Software Engineering, or a related discipline

Required Experience

• 5–7 years of experience in
  automation engineering within electronics, industrial, or advanced
  manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience designing
  or developing automation solutions (equipment automation, material
  handling, robotic/cobot systems)
• Experience with PLC or
  PC-based control systems and machine/cell integration
• Proficiency with 2D/3D CAD
  software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, or Inventor)
• Experience with application
  development or database tools (MySQL, MS SQL, Python, or similar)

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with SECS/GEM
  communication protocols (semiconductor experience a plus, not required)
• Software development in C#,
  C++, Python, or Java
• Exposure to MES systems or
  smart factory concepts
• Knowledge of networking
  fundamentals (VLANs, switches, wireless)
• Understanding of RESTful APIs

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and
  problem-solving mindset
• Good communicator — able to
  work across technical and non-technical teams
• Self-driven with a proactive,
  ownership-oriented approach
• Good command of English
  (written and spoken)