Automation Design Engineer

We are looking for you,

Automation Design Engineer

to our Instrumentation Engineering team in Porvoo, Finland.

Are you a seasoned automation/instrumentation professional with a proven track record of designing within complex industrial projects? Or are you a driven young automation engineer ready to elevate your career and step into a new job? If so, an exciting opportunity awaits you at Neste.

As our Instrumentation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful delivery of our projects. You'll leverage your expertise to help the instrumentation design team, collaborating closely with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders from across various engineering disciplines throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initial studies and basic engineering to detailed design, implementation, and commissioning. You will work in a skilled and supportive project team.

In the absence lot of expertise or experience yet, we provide the necessary training and orientation for future tasks by experienced designers in the team and in external training courses.

Reasons to join

We operate in an inspiring and evolving business environment as a global leader in renewable fuels. We contribute to Neste’s success by living our values every day: we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

We prioritize safety at all times and in every location. We strive to create a positive and impactful work environment.

Transformation brings new possibilities and fosters our courage and curiosity. As a global  company, we support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities. Collaboration is key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We work at the office at least three days a week to ensure seamless teamwork and a sense of belonging.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, a membership in a sickness or health insurance fund and leisure time accident insurance. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture (ePassi).

Your role in our team

• Participate in or lead the technical design from the initial phase through to commissioning, ensuring strict adherence to quality, scope, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Take ownership of instrumentation engineering, encompassing instrument sizing and selection, conducting purchasing activities, defining work packages, wiring designs for hazardous areas, and performing field engineering.
• You can make project hour and cost estimates for instrumentation.
• Drive continuous improvement of our instrumentation procedures, instructions, and specifications.
• Proactively develop your technical expertise and leadership capabilities within a supportive environment.

The best combination to succeed in this role

• Experience in process automation/instrumentation engineering or other related automation field
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Automation Engineering or other related field
• A proactive, solution-oriented approach and a genuine enthusiasm for technical challenges
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration across diverse teams
• Good proficiency in Finnish and English, both written and spoken communication

The job is located in Kilpilahti, Porvoo, which is about 30 minutes by car from the center of Helsinki. We organize free bus transportation to Kilpilahti for our employees from the capital region, Porvoo and the nearby areas. Partial remote working or working at our remote working office in Espoo are also possible.

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by May 8, 2026.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Keijo Palosaari, Manager, Instrumentation, +358 50 458 9793, best available on Thursdays and Fridays at 12-15 (EEST).

We will do our best to contact you within three weeks after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment.  A possible security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with production on three continents. The company’s renewables production capacity is expected to reach 6.8 million tons annually in 2027. Neste also produces high-quality oil products at its Porvoo refinery in Finland. The company has a network of nearly 1,000 fuel stations with expanding service offering, such as EV charging, in Finland and in the Baltics.

Neste’s strategy focuses on growth in renewable fuels, which help its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste is included in many international indices for its sustainability performance. In 2025, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 19.0 billion. Read more: neste.com

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