Automation engineer
| Highest | $10,650 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 5+ yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 3.5–4 years of study (Bachelor's degree) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $10,650max |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $10,050 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $9,500 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $9,500 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $9,100 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $9,050 |
What does the day look like?
You spend 25–30% of your time writing and debugging PLC and DCS logic using environments like Siemens TIA Portal, Studio 5000, TwinCAT 3, or CODESYS. Another 20% goes into designing HMI and SCADA operator interfaces, and 15% is spent reviewing electrical schematics in EPLAN Electric P8 and drafting technical acceptance documentation.
The remaining 25–30% of your time is spent on the factory floor in steel-toe boots, a hard hat, and high-visibility gear, where you verify I/O wiring, calibrate sensors, and tune servo drives. Office design phases run standard 38 to 40 hours per week, but plant commissioning or shutdowns demand 50 to 70 hours per week. Working for machine builders or system integrators involves 20% to 60% travel, along with on-call rotations for continuous 24/7 production plants.
Where does this lead?
Next step up
People arrive from
What do you make of this job?