The Role

• Automation Engineer
• Dublin
• Mix of Onsite and Remote work – must be based commutable distance from South Dublin site as onsite work will not be prescheduled in advance
• Permanent or Contract

Role Brief

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development, commissioning and support of automation and control systems. He/she will also be responsible for automation and control systems design, specification, programming, simulation, testing and start-up assistance. He/she will be required to work closely with Vendors and OEM’s to deliver the optimum solution for the client in a vendor package capacity. The candidate must possess the technical expertise to maintain, develop, troubleshoot and validate these systems in a compliant manner.

Skills Brief

• The candidate must have strong experience with either Allen Bradley or Siemens (Step7) PLC Systems
• Proven knowledge and experience with one or more of the following will be an advantage: SCADA, Control Systems, Vision Systems
• Pack equipment systems, Cognex and Serialisation experience – Some level of experience in all or any of these is highly advantageous but subject matter expert level experience is NOT required
• Experience in the validation of automated processes for pharmaceuticals
• Experience in implementation and troubleshooting of SQL database systems for real time process data collection is an advantage
• IT/Networking experience would be advantageous

Person Brief

Candidates must have a B.Sc. degree in Engineering or equivalent, with emphasis in software development, electrical, electronic or automation discipline, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in industry, preferably in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, blue chip or relevant GMP manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and strong problem skills.