Industrial automation and material handling systems for Chinese logistics
Dematic China operates a small engineering-led team (17 of 19) focused on localizing crossbelt sorter technology and managing PLC/HMI configurations for warehouse automation. The tech stack reveals heavy industrial automation tooling (AutoCAD, TIA Portal, Siemens/Beckhoff PLCs, EPLAN) paired with modern test infrastructure (Selenium, JMeter, SonarQube, Jenkins), suggesting they're balancing legacy hardware integration with continuous deployment practices. Active hiring stalled despite 23 open roles, indicating either resource constraints or recruitment friction in the local market.
Dematic China is a Shanghai-based subsidiary providing industrial automation solutions, primarily material handling systems for logistics operators. The company combines hardware design and PLC programming with software testing and pre-sales technical validation. Core work includes localizing sorter equipment to Chinese specifications, configuring HMI/SCADA interfaces, and managing onsite commissioning. The operation faces typical supply-chain pressures: customs delays, procurement monitoring, on-time delivery commitments, and internal resource allocation across engineering, operations, and pre-sales functions.
Siemens TIA Portal, WinCC, Siemens PLCs, Beckhoff PLCs, AutoCAD, EPLAN for design and control; Selenium, JMeter, TestComplete, and SonarQube for testing and quality assurance.
Shanghai (上海市). The company operates in China only based on hiring footprint.
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