Automation Engineer, France (m/w/d)

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Vention is seeking an Automation Engineer to design, deploy, and support turnkey automation across France and Benelux with the Manufacturing Automation Platform. You’ll lead planning, installation and commissioning, program and validate equipment (MachineMotion and robotics from UR, Fanuc or ABB), and serve as the on-site technical lead for FAT and SAT while delivering first-line support and customer training. The role centers on continuous improvement and close cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates hold a degree in mechanical, mechatronics or industrial engineering with two to five years in automation or robotics field service, fluent in English and German, Python experience, and up to 15% travel. In your application, highlight hands-on project leadership, FAT/SAT experience, and customer success, and show enthusiasm for MAP and fast design to ship.

Company Description

Advance your career and become part of Vention's dedicated team: Vention supports some of the most innovative manufacturing companies in automating their production within a matter of days. Vention's Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP) enables its customers to design, automate, order and deploy equipment directly from their web browser.

Join Vention and help revolutionize industrial automation! As an Automation Engineer (m/f/d), you will design, deploy, and support cutting-edge systems across France & Benelux using our Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP). This is a perfect role for a hands-on engineer who thrives at the intersection of robotics, customer collaboration, and rapid scaling.

What We Offer: 

• Attractive salary and flexible hours
• One volunteer week
• A dynamic, international, and inclusive team
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Social events and team celebrations
• Additional benefits coming in 2026!

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Execution: Lead the planning, installation, and commissioning of turnkey systems. Program and validate equipment (MachineMotion, robotics like UR/Fanuc/ABB).
• Customer Success: Provide 1st-line technical support for mechanical, software, and robot issues. Deliver customer training and troubleshooting (including a 24/7 rotation starting in 2026).
• System Integration: Act as on-site technical lead for deployments and participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests  (SAT)
• Continuous Improvement: Identify process enhancements, contribute to internal SOPs/documentation, and provide field insights to Product and Engineering teams.

Qualifications

Your Profile:

• Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering.
• 2–5 years of experience in industrial automation, robotics integration or robotics field service .
• Fluent in English and German (additional European languages a plus).
• Strong mechanical foundation with programming experience (ideally Python).
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time.

Ready to bridge the gap between design and reality? 

Join us as Head of Client Engineering to own the full lifecycle—eliminating silos, accelerating "design-to-ship," and ensuring our customer obsession translates into flawless execution. Lead the team that makes speed our greatest reliability.