Electrical & Automation Engineer (PLC/SCADA)

Engineering

K sh 200,000 – 340,000 gross / month

Openings: 1 Location: Nairobi – Syokimau (Mombasa Rd / Katani link, metro belt) Overview: Our client is looking for an Electrical & Automation Engineer to stabilize production lines and utilities through robust PLC logic, VFD tuning, and SCADA visibility. You’ll harden controls against nuisance trips, build safe interlocks, and digitize downtime codes that finance can trust. Expect hands-on troubleshooting, clean wiring, and cross-functional kaizen with operators. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain PLCs (Siemens/Allen-Bradley), HMIs, SCADA & historian tags. - Tune VFDs/servos; protect motors; manage harmonics/power quality. - Implement safety interlocks, e-stops, guards; own change control. - Capture/digitize downtime reasons; publish loss trees and fixes. - Calibrate instruments (flow/temp/level/pressure). - Manage drawings, panel hygiene, and critical spares. Education & Experience: - BSc Electrical/Mechatronics; 4–7 yrs automation in process/discrete plants. Skills & Tools: - PLC/HMI, SCADA, networks, instrumentation, and electrical safety. KPIs: - Unplanned trips ↓, downtime captured, safety incidents, and mean time to repair. Compensation (Kenya): KES 200,000–340,000 + annual bonus. Figures are client estimates and vary with stack & scale. Benefits: - Medical, pension, on-call allowance, training (OEM courses). Growth Path: - Senior E&A Engineer → Automation Lead → Head of Engineering. Ideal promotion cycle.