Automation Intern
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≈ $11k – $20k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (Midrand)
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Intern · 1+ year exp
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 31, 2026. Job Mail scores C on the Alion truth index.
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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
JOB PURPOSE
To support the engineering team in the design, programming, testing, and maintenance of industrial automation systems (PLC, SCADA, and instrumentation), while gaining practical experience in control and instrumentation engineering.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Grade 12.
- National Diploma Electrical Engineering (Electronics or Instrumentation)
Requirements
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 1-2 Years’ Experience (Advantage)
- Exposure to PLCs, SCADA, or instrumentation (academic or project-based) is advantageous.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
- Basic Knowledge of PLC Programming skills, SCADA & HMI design, configuration, and implementation.
- Basic knowledge of Control and Instrumentation Design.
- Basic knowledge of Commissioning of Control and Instrumentation Systems
- Basic knowledge of popular PLC, SCADA, HMI and electrical products (Schneider, Allen Bradley, Siemens, ABB, Adroit, Aveva.)
- Basic knowledge of Industrial Networking design and configuration (Ethernet, MODBUS, Fibre optic, Profibus, Devicenet, etc.)
- Intermediate knowledge of Telemetry systems
- Basic Computer Literacy
- Basic knowledge of Electrical systems Design, especially MCC’s
- Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Design Systems and Tools (AutoCAD Electrical)
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES
- Good Planning and Organized
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Working under pressure
- Deadline driven.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Compliance
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