Design Engineer / Lead Engineer

AFRY is a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, with a global reach. We accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society. We are 19,000 devoted experts in infrastructure, industry, energy and digitalization, creating sustainable solutions for generations to come.

Making Future

We are looking for Design Engineer / Lead Engineer who wants to be part of AFRY’s success story. Are you passionate about technology development? Do you like to work together to find the best solution? Then we can offer you career opportunities in a modern workplace with challenging assignments and exciting projects.

At AFRY’s Advanced Automation team you will be involved in developing and delivering innovative and sustainable solutions within energy, industry and digitalization. We are always looking for the sharpest skills that can create a future society together with us. We hope you will learn as much from us as we will learn from you.

Advanced Automation team members are located mainly at our Vantaa and Tampere offices. The team consists of good combination of senior and younger talents. We provide world leading process control technology solutions, products, project management and services for the energy and process industry. Continuous improvement of our solutions and services is in a key role in our business. We work globally in interesting locations, which makes our business and projects exciting.

Your preferable location is either Vantaa or Tampere. AFRY supports hybrid working model.

We are looking for a person who is interested in industrial automation and advanced process control and is eager to develop their skills in the field. You may already have some experience from automation projects, studies, or related roles, and you are excited to learn a new approach to controlling power and heat production, district heating systems, and other industrial processes using AFRY’s Balance+ control philosophy.

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Master or Bachelor of Science technology degree.
• Experience with DCS programming, configuration, commissioning, or troubleshooting.
• Application engineering experience from a major DCS system is a benefit.
• Some experience in working in the energy and/or process industry, with a strong understanding of automation and control systems.

• Understanding of power boilers, power and heat production, and industrial processes, even though your main competence is in automation.
• Fluency in Finnish and English.

Considered a benefit:

• Experience with new technologies in energy or industrial process control and data management such as APC and artificial intelligence.
• Experience from advanced automation, process control or application engineering in pulp mill recovery processes and applications is considered a strong advantage.
• Proficiency in other languages is an advantage.

Why AFRY?

As a stable and growing company, we provide you with a variety of opportunities to develop yourself. At AFRY, you will have the opportunity to broaden your knowledge to new areas according to your interests and get to work together with the top experts in dynamic and international project environment.

At AFRY we build sustainable future together and develop sustainable solutions that serve not only our clients but also society. The work at AFRY is versatile, interesting and challenging but at the same flexible, allowing you to take care of your work-life balance. We apply flexible working in a hybrid model where possible, taking into account project needs.

We strive to include all new employees to our work community from the first day at AFRY. We are brave, devoted team players, and we wish that you have the same mindset.

Would you like to read more about your future colleagues’ careers? Get to know them on our web page: https://afry.com/en/join-us/get-know-us ;

Benefits at AFRY

All AFRY employees are supported with lunch, exercise, culture, wellness and commuting benefit. AFRY employees are insured by private accident insurance when working remotely and in spare time. Employees have possibility to receive help for taking care of a sick child at home. The team player spirit strengthens also in hobby clubs, in which employees spend time together. Depending on the office location there are cross fit classes, golf clubs and board game clubs. We also encourage our employees to commute by bike. Morning porridge is offered to all cyclists.

Sustainability at AFRY

Sustainability and creating sustainable solutions are at the core of AFRY’s business strategy and all of our operations. By combining the latest technologies and the top expertise of our employees, we create sustainable business to our clients. Read more about sustainability at AFRY: https://afry.com/en/insights/sustainability ;

Interested?

You can ask for more detailed information from Engineering Manager, Advanced Automation, Thermal Nordics, Finland, Jari Viitanen, +358 50 313 8878, [email protected]

Please send your application and CV with salary request by 30.9.2026.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.