Systems Engineer

Location: Oslo, Norway (Hybrid)

Reporting to: VP of Engineering

Start date: ASAP

At OTee, we’re rethinking industrial automation from the ground up. Our momentum is driven by a clear market need across geographies and a strong support from strategic, international investors. If you've been looking for a place where your work can shape an entire industry (and where you'll feel the energy of real progress every day) this is it. You’ll be joining a lean but growing team that values curiosity, technical excellence, and impact.

💡About the Role

As a Systems / Automation Engineer at OTee, you will play a key role in shaping the future of industrial automation. You will be working on the design, development, and deployment of scalable control solutions using OTee’s cloud-native platform and virtual PLC technology. Your work will involve both low-level systems integration and high-level application development, enabling secure, real-time control across a wide range of industries. You will collaborate closely with the product and engineering teams to build robust automation software that simplifies operations for industrial operators. This position offers the opportunity to make a real impact at the core of our technology, contributing directly to OTee’s mission to redefine how control systems are engineered, deployed, and maintained.

💪 Key Responsibilities

Core Technology R&D

• Draft clear functional and non‑functional specs
• Prototype new logic, system behaviors and integrations
• Feed findings into architecture and cross-functional roadmap discussions
• Work across firmware — edge — cloud to ship end‑to‑end features

Customer Excellence & Control System Development

• Support real-world automation projects by working closely with customers during rollout, integration, and validation of new features
• Translate real‑world lessons into product backlogs
• Contribute to customer support efforts via forums, chat, and ticketing — helping new users navigate the platform and achieve early engineering success.

Physical End-to-End Testing Infrastructure

• Design & automate tests – write system / component test specs, build CI pipelines, and run functional, performance, and stress tests
• Operate shared testbeds – maintain local + cloud-hosted hardware/virtual benches with remote access for engineers
• Benchmark & feedback – track results, surface regressions early, and feed data-driven insights back into the dev roadmap

Enablement of Developer Community

• Publish docs, how‑to articles, demo videos
• Oversee and contribute to community components

🔎 What We're Looking For

At OTee, we're building a world-class team - and that means we're looking for people who don’t just meet the requirements, but exceed them. You should be driven to stay on top of the latest technologies and methodologies, eager to learn rapidly, and capable of producing high-quality results under evolving demands. This role demands speed, precision, and a constant hunger for improvement. If you're excited by the idea of setting new standards in industrial automation, you’ll fit right in.

Core

• Proven track record shipping industrial automation or control-system projects.
• Proficient in PLC programming (IEC 61131‑3 or similar) and at least one general‑purpose language (Go / Rust / C++ preferred).
• Hands‑on with industrial protocols: MQTT, OPC UA. Fieldbus stacks (Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, EtherCAT).
• Comfortable on Linux‑based edge devices or IoT frameworks.
• Strong written & spoken English; able to explain complex tech with clarity.

Nice‑to‑have

• Advanced degree (e.g., MSc.) in a relevant field such as engineering, control systems, computer science, robotics, or automation.
• Technical leadership or project‑management exposure.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0, real‑time control, autonomous operations, DevOps, cybersecurity or QA automation.

No degree? No problem — equivalent professional experience is welcome.

🎯 Personal Qualities

• Creative Vision – sees the big picture while innovating deep technical systems.
• Hands‑on & Curious – prototypes quickly, learns even faster.
• Collaborative – thrives on cross‑team feedback and iteration.
• Detail‑Oriented – sweats quality from code to UX.
• Resilient & Adaptive – enjoys the pace (and ambiguity) of startups.
• User‑First Thinker – cares about pragmatic solutions for developers & operators.
• High Ownership – moves work forward without waiting for permission.

🤝 What We Offer

• The opportunity to take part in building a product with global impact
• What may be the biggest challenge of your professional career
• A competitive benefits package with stock options
• Being part of an exceptional team, with experts in their respective fields
• An honest work culture where we can admit failures, ask for help and be safe
• Flexible location: Hybrid — primarily on-site with flexible home-office days

🧳 Estimated Travel Activity:

Occasional travel for off-site meetings, testing at partner locations, or team events (approximately 2–5 days/month)

🤖 Optional Submission when Applying

Goal

Implement a simple level-control-loop in Structured Text (IEC 61131-3) in the OTee platform.

If you find the instructions unclear do not hesitate to contact us.

Spec

A tank fills via an inlet valve and empties via an outlet.

• Sensors: Level (0-100 %)
• Actuators: InletValve, OutletValve.

Tasks

1. Sign up / Log in to the OTee platform with a free account (otee.io).
2. Create a simple tank simulator.
3. Write ST program to keep level at 50 % (±5 %).
4. Compile.

Optionally - Onboard device with an OTee virtual PLC. (use WSL, a RPi, or something that supports Linux). Then run your code.

Suggested time limit

Should not take more than one hour, but if time is not on your side, write up a few words on how you would solve the task.

Deliverables

• Export of the project (.XML).
• Add a link to the export in one of the application form’s optional link fields.