Automation Engineer, Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Automation Engineer, Machinery
Work model On location
Application due date 25 July 2026
Are you the one?

Company Profile

AFRY offers services in engineering, design, digitalization, and consulting. We are dedicated experts in industry, energy, and infrastructure, creating value for future generations. AFRY has a global reach with deep roots in the Nordic region. Together, we’re accelerating the transition to a more sustainable society.

Job Description

Would you like to work with automation in a variety of industrial projects where technology, innovation, and development take center stage? AFRY continues to grow in northern Sweden and is now looking for more automation engineers who want to help shape the industrial solutions of the future.

Your Role

As an automation engineer with us, you’ll play a key role in our clients’ projects—from smaller assignments to larger, complex deliverables.

You’ll work closely with both clients and colleagues, where your expertise, your ambitions, and the needs of the projects will guide your development with us.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Identifying functionality and technical solutions in automation systems
  • Programming and further developing control systems (PLC/DCS)
  • Testing, verify, and quality-assure software
  • Participate in commissioning and troubleshooting
  • Work on both independent assignments and within larger multidisciplinary teams

We offer

  • Exciting and varied industrial projects
  • The opportunity to work with modern technology and innovative solutions
  • Significant opportunities for growth—both technically and in your role
  • A strong team where collaboration and knowledge sharing are central
  • Assignments both locally and globally

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who

  • Has a technical degree (vocational college/university) or equivalent experience
  • Have experience with PLC and/or DCS programming
  • Have worked with systems from, for example, ABB, Siemens, or similar
  • Have an understanding of industrial processes and components
  • Enjoys working both independently and as part of a team
  • Is a team player who is happy to share their knowledge
  • Has a good command of Swedish and English
  • Holds a Class B driver’s license

Who are you?

You are a solution-oriented person with an interest in technology who enjoys taking on new challenges. You thrive in a varied work environment where you get to combine programming, problem-solving, and collaboration.

For you, quality and commitment are a given in everything you do.

Additional information

Why AFRY?

We’re looking for someone who wants to be part of AFRY’s success story. Are you passionate about technical development? Are you bold? Do you see commitment as a given? Do you enjoy collaborating to find the best solution? Then at AFRY, we offer you the opportunity to work in an organization that turns visions into reality.

AFRY is ranked as one of Sweden’s most popular employers among engineers. With us, you’ll help develop innovative and sustainable solutions in infrastructure, energy, and industry.

We want to offer our clients the market’s sharpest expertise—people who, with bold and dedicated commitment, want to build the society of the future together. We want to offer you the opportunity to spend your workday in a modern workplace, in an environment where we place great value on job satisfaction.

"Brave, devoted, team players, making the future, engineered by AFRY" are the guiding principles that permeate our entire business and daily life at AFRY 

We believe you’ll enjoy your time here and learn just as much from us as we will from you.

Contact Information

Niklas Nordström Group Manager niklas.nordstrom@afry.com (mailto:juha.mattila@poyry.com) Mats Edlund Section Manager mats.edlund@afry.com (mailto:juha.mattila@poyry.com)

The application deadline isAugust 31, 2026.Please note that this job posting is published during the summer and vacation season, which means that processing applications may take a little longer. Thank you for your patience, and until then, we wish you a truly Happy Summer!

 

At AFRY, we drive change in everything we do. We believe that change happens when bold ideas come together, when we collaborate, create innovation, and embrace creative solutions—that’s how we shape the future. We’re constantly looking for qualified candidates who want to join our inclusive teams around the world. Join us and help accelerate the green transition