Associate Director – OT Integration Delivery Lead

Coopers Group; Basel; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Coopers Group seeks an Automation Engineer to lead design, development and deployment of OT integrations across DeltaV, Syncade MES and AVEVA PI Historian. You will configure Ignition-based solutions, manage data mappings, interfaces and source-to-platform transformations in a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.

Role requires hands-on experience with ISA-88/ISA-95, APIs, version control and DevSecOps. You will coordinate vendors and site automation teams, supporting qualification,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• Strong track record of delivering OT integrations across automation, MES, historian and manufacturing-data platforms.
• Deep practical understanding of DCS, MES and historian environments.
• Hands-on experience with DeltaV, Syncade MES and AVEVA PI.
• Experience with Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, industrial gateways and event-driven architectures.
• Good understanding of ISA-88, ISA-95, OT/IT integration and digital manufacturing architectures.
• Knowledge of APIs, message models, configuration management, version control and automated deployment practices.
• Practical experience within pharmaceutical or GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of CSV/CSA, change control, traceability and data-integrity requirements.
• Experience managing technical vendors, automation teams and integration partners.
• Business-fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of production-grade OT integrations.
• Deliver integrations across DeltaV, Syncade MES, AVEVA PI Historian and plant-side LIMS components.
• Configure and develop OT integration services using Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, connectors and industrial gateways.
• Define reusable message structures, data mappings, interfaces and source-to-platform transformations.
• Ensure manufacturing data is accurately mapped across batches, materials, equipment, recipes, process steps, parameters, events and quality information.
• Establish scalable, secure and vendor-supported integration patterns while avoiding fragile point-to-point solutions.
• Ensure code and configurations are version-controlled, documented, testable and aligned with DevSecOps standards.
• Support qualification and validation activities in accordance with GMP, CSV/CSA, cybersecurity and data-integrity requirements.
• Coordinate site automation teams, implementation partners, system integrators and technology vendors.
• Support hypercare and the transition of integrations into the agreed operational support model.

Skills

OT integrations

DeltaV

Syncade MES

AVEVA PI Historian

Ignition

MQTT

HiveMQ

event-driven

ISA-88

ISA-95

APIs

Version control

Vendor management

English

Education

Bachelor/Master in automation

Tools

DeltaV

Syncade MES

AVEVA PI

Ignition

MQTT

HiveMQ

Industrial gateways

Job description

Contract Details

• Start date: 1 November 2026
• Duration: 12 months, until 31 October 2027
• Workload: 100%, 41 hours per week
• Location: Basel
• Work model: Primarily on-site
• Contract type: Temporary contract

Your Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of production-grade OT integrations.
• Deliver integrations across DeltaV, Syncade MES, AVEVA PI Historian and plant-side LIMS components.
• Configure and develop OT integration services using Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, connectors and industrial gateways.
• Define reusable message structures, data mappings, interfaces and source-to-platform transformations.
• Ensure manufacturing data is accurately mapped across batches, materials, equipment, recipes, process steps, parameters, events and quality information.
• Establish scalable, secure and vendor-supported integration patterns while avoiding fragile point-to-point solutions.
• Ensure code and configurations are version-controlled, documented, testable and aligned with DevSecOps standards.
• Support qualification and validation activities in accordance with GMP, CSV/CSA, cybersecurity and data-integrity requirements.
• Coordinate site automation teams, implementation partners, system integrators and technology vendors.
• Support hypercare and the transition of integrations into the agreed operational support model.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Automation Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Strong track record of delivering OT integrations across automation, MES, historian and manufacturing-data platforms.
• Deep practical understanding of DCS, MES and historian environments.
• Hands-on experience with DeltaV, Syncade MES and AVEVA PI.
• Experience with Ignition, MQTT, HiveMQ, industrial gateways and event-driven architectures.
• Good understanding of ISA-88, ISA-95, OT/IT integration and digital manufacturing architectures.
• Knowledge of APIs, message models, configuration management, version control and automated deployment practices.
• Practical experience within pharmaceutical or another GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of CSV/CSA, change control, traceability and data-integrity requirements.
• Experience managing technical vendors, automation teams and integration partners.
• Business-fluent English.