Senior IoT Automation Engineer - Industry 4.0 (UAE)

Datamatics Technologies LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Datamatics Technologies LLC is seeking an experienced IoT and Automation lead in the UAE to conduct plant audits, design automation solutions, and drive Industry 4.0 transformation across multiple projects onsite.

You will work with Engineering, IT and Operations to deploy sensors, gateways, and enterprise platforms, ensuring secure, reliable and scalable implementations. Strong CAD/BOM familiarity and vendor coordination are expected.

Qualifications

• Experience across robotics and manufacturing process automation from design to commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of industrial sensors, OT/IT integration and data storage.
• Hands-on with robot/cobot simulation, programming, deployment and testing with OEMs.
• Experience with industrial protocols including MODBUS, Profibus, Profinet, OPC UA/OPC HDA.
• Knowledge of IIoT architectures, MQTT/AMQP and platforms like ThingWorx/Azure IoT.
• Proven IoT use cases such as OEE, Predictive Maintenance and SPC.
• Familiarity with IoT security, encryption, authentication and secure communication.
• Ability to mentor and lead IoT/automation projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct plant audits and map As-Is processes for Industry 4.0 transformation.
• Recommend sensors, data acquisition methods, and KPIs to improve visibility.
• Develop automation solutions and technical specs for multiple projects.
• Lead assessments of system integrators and ODMs for automation components.
• Coordinate with vendors for solution delivery, testing and commissioning.
• Design and manage IoT solutions integrating devices, gateways and platforms.
• Lead IoT deployments including device config, network integration and data collection.
• Implement automation frameworks to optimize manufacturing workflows.
• Monitor IoT systems for performance, reliability and security.
• Troubleshoot complex IoT, networking and integration issues.
• Develop automation scripts using Python/JavaScript or similar.
• Collaborate with Engineering/IT/Operations to align with business goals.
• Ensure compliance with industrial standards and best practices.
• Document IoT architectures and configurations for support and future upgrades.
• Mentor junior specialists and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Robotics Automation

Industry Sensors

OT/IT Integration

PLC/SCADA Knowledge

MQTT/AMQP

Python/JS/C/C++

IoT Security

Edge Computing

IoT Architecture

Tools

Node-RED

Home Assistant

Ansible

Job description

Datamatics Technologies LLC is seeking an experienced IoT and Automation lead in the UAE to conduct plant audits, design automation solutions, and drive Industry 4.0 transformation across multiple projects onsite.

You will work with Engineering, IT and Operations to deploy sensors, gateways, and enterprise platforms, ensuring secure, reliable and scalable implementations. Strong CAD/BOM familiarity and vendor coordination are expected.