Commissioning Engineer

About this vacancy

You will work on advanced industrial systems that integrate automation, machine vision, AI and material-handling technologies. After laboratory preparation and machine testing, you will commission and fine-tune systems at customer plants worldwide, creating material-specific sorting recipes and ensuring the required removal efficiency and output purity. The role offers a long-term technical development path within a multidisciplinary and international industrial environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Prepare and test industrial sorting systems in the laboratory and workshop, completing calibration, alignment and functional checks before shipment.
• Commission machines at customer plants worldwide.
• Acquire and classify sample images, build and tune sorting recipes, and configure ejection parameters according to material type, particle size, belt flow and plant conditions.
• Measure and optimize machine performance in terms of contaminant removal efficiency and selected-material purity, iteratively refining recipes on real production flows.
• Diagnose software, automation, optical, electrical and mechanical issues and provide technical assistance both remotely and on site.
• Support customers in correct machine operation, cleaning and preventive maintenance to preserve vision-system performance in dusty environments.
• Contribute to maintaining the installed fleet and commissioning new machines, sharing field feedback with engineering teams.

What we expect from you

• Bachelor’s degree (or master’s degree) in Automation, Mechatronics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Strong availability for frequent international travel, accounting for at least 50% of working time.
• Comfortable working in industrial plants.
• Basic knowledge of PLC and HMI environments, inverter-controlled motors, sensors, actuators and industrial machinery.
• Interest in image acquisition and processing, RGB/NIR cameras, laser or X-ray sensors, object classification and AI-based vision systems.
• Ability and willingness to learn proprietary vision, recipe-management and machine-control software quickly.
• Good troubleshooting skills and the ability to integrate software, electrical, optical and mechanical information into practical solutions.
• Pragmatic, adaptable and result-oriented attitude, with the determination to complete activities and work independently.
• Professional and assertive customer communication skills, including in demanding operational situations.
• Good command of Italian and English language, additional languages are a plus.
• Willingness to relocate will be considered a plus.
• Strong motivation to embrace TMC’s Employeneurship model.

What you can expect from us

The position offers a permanent employment contract, and the base gross annual salary (Gross Annual Salary – RAL) will be no less than €30.000, in line with the National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CCNL) for Commerce – Tertiary, Distribution and Services.

TMC is committed to offering a competitive compensation package. At the end of the recruitment process, after assessing the candidate's experience, skills, and qualifications, the company may offer a final gross annual salary higher than the amount stated above.

In line with our business model, the final compensation package also includes a project profit-sharing component, an individual annual learning and development budget of €4,000 net, and an annual welfare allowance. Further details will be provided during the recruitment process, in accordance with the company's applicable policies.

TMC is an international high-tech consultancy company that brings expertise to its clients in order to support them with the realization of their technological challenges. As such, TMC is operating as an expert center at the disposition of its clients and we help them to be more competitive in an ever more global and faster-changing technological world. At TMC we believe that people are the driving force behind technological innovation. That is why we want to create the best possible conditions for tech talents to thrive in. We offer you a challenging and stimulating work environment in which you can be the director of your own career. As an Employeneur you are part of our TMC family. Next to our outstanding technical expertise, fun and engagement are meaningful parts of our culture.