R&D Automation Engineer

Mission

Innovating for life since 1986, IBA has become the global leader in proton therapy, considered the most advanced and accurate form of radiotherapy for cancer treatments using ionizing rays. Thanks to the unique properties of protons, tumors can be targeted more accurately while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissues. We provide two types of therapy centers: IBA’s Proteus®PLUS, offering a multi-room solution, and the Proteus®ONE, a more compact single-room solution that is easier to install, integrate, and operate. To date, over 58 world-renowned medical institutions have built a Particle Therapy Center with IBA across 3 continents.

Challenges we trust you with

As a member of the Automation Engineering Team in the R&D Department, you will be involved in various lifecycle phases of control systems and industrial IT.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborating with team experts to analyze automation projects and define hardware and software specifications.
• Developing software by analyzing, programming, testing, and commissioning related control systems while ensuring project documentation aligns with internal QMS procedures and guidelines.
• After a transition period, owning a ‘control unit’ and its related software solutions. You will oversee development follow-up, prepare work packages, and be responsible for overall quality.
• Providing high-level technical support following system start-ups.

Our domain ranges from hardware definition to web HMI; from field experience to version control.

What we value

• Degree in Automation Engineering or Industrial IT.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in operation, support, and development.
• PLC programming skills (Siemens STEP7 and TIA Portal, B&R).
• Communication skills in English and French.
• Based in Louvain-La-Neuve, open to international travel for short missions (3 weekends & 2 weeks per year).
• Having a driving license (B type).

Technical skills nice to have but not mandatory:

• SCADA programming in Wonderware Archestra, Wonderware InTouch, B&R Visual Component is an asset.
• Industrial IT programming (.Net, Python, SQL, Web) is an asset.
• Programming of Safety PLC (Siemens; B&R) is an asset.
• Good understanding of Industrial communications (Profibus-DP, PROFINET, ModbusTCP, S7, OPC-UA, and other industrial protocols).
• Knowledge of motor drivers and motion systems (SEW, Schneider Electric, B&R).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking.
• Knowledge of VMWare environment (ESX, Workstation).
• Good knowledge of MS Office suite.

Cherry on the cake

• Attractive salary package corresponding to your experience level (with a company car).
• Flexible home office policy.
• Many possibilities for evolution.
• A team that listens and leaves room for everyone’s development.
• Environment with cutting-edge technologies and challenging problems.
• Work at a Bcorp Certified company.
• Good work/life balance.

Apply Now: Step into a world where your work matters. Join IBA, where your skills in automation engineering can help redefine global healthcare.

Apply and integrate a 2-step recruitment process:

1. HR interview (Teams)
2. Technical interview with the hiring manager (in our offices in Louvain-la-Neuve)