Industrial safety switchgear and embedded systems for machinery protection
Schmersal Group designs and manufactures safety-critical embedded systems for industrial machinery across food production, packaging, automotive, and heavy industries. The tech stack—heavy on embedded C/C++, STM32, Siemens S7, and EPLAN—reflects a hardware-first engineering culture building switchgear and control systems. Active hiring is concentrated in engineering and manufacturing roles, with lean production and network infrastructure projects signaling operational scaling alongside embedded product development.
Notable leadership hires: Marketing Lead
Schmersal Group is a privately held industrial manufacturer headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, with about 2,000 employees across over 20 countries. The company specializes in safety switchgear systems—a portfolio of more than 18,000 different configurations—and embedded control solutions for machine safety in regulated industries. Customers are global OEMs and end-users in mechanical engineering, plant construction, automotive, and food processing. The company provides both off-the-shelf safety components and custom system integration through its Safety Services division, supported by certified functional safety engineers advising on CE compliance and risk assessment.
Embedded C/C++, STM32 microcontrollers, Siemens S7 PLCs, SAP ERP (R/3 and Dynamics 365), EPLAN design, Altium Designer, and Cisco networking infrastructure. Linux and Windows Server underpin operations.
Wuppertal, Germany. The company maintains local presence in over 60 countries and employs approximately 2,000 people across more than 20 countries.
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