Area Lead Delta V Engineer

Cognizant; Ireland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Area Lead Delta V Engineer to join our Automation Team in Limerick for a multinational biotech client. You will lead design, configuration, testing and troubleshooting of DeltaV control strategies, ensuring GMP/CSV compliance and project readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in pharma/biotech automation, DCS experience, and proven leadership of software or project teams. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally to deliver validated solutions and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as Automation Engineer/Control Systems Engineer or related
• Knowledge of GAMP lifecycle and quality processes in pharma/biotech
• Experience with DCS or PLC software design
• Leadership abilities and team collaboration
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in chemical/electrical/bioprocess engineering or related field
• Proven experience with validation/CSV mindset

Responsibilities

• Study functional requirements and control strategies for control systems.
• Define testing requirements and supervise internal testing.
• Prepare test cases for validation activities.
• Maintain validated state of site control systems per Lilly quality standards.
• Design, build, configure and validate DCS Foxboro platform.
• Upgrade legacy AIM Historian to Wonderware Historian.
• Develop migration protocols for legacy Foxboro platform.
• Configure Foxboro DCS applications and software (Alarm Manager, FoxView, Access Levels).
• Pi Vision displays configuration.
• Analyze legacy Foxboro DCS configuration and prepare upgrade specs.

Skills

Automation Engineer

Leadership

DCS/PLC design

Biotech/pharma

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical or Bio-Process Engineering

Tools

Foxboro DCS

Wonderware Historian

PI Vision

Alarm Manager

Job description

About the role

We are looking to hire an Area Lead Delta V Engineer to join the Automation Team supporting our Multinational Biotech client based in Limerick. The selected candidate will be involved in the design, configuration, implementation, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting and change control for this client. The successful candidate would be required to have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical and/or Biotechnology sectors and must have previous DCS experience. GDP/CSV mindset is essential. Experience leading teams or projects required.

Responsibilities

• Studying functional requirements and process control strategies for control systems.
• Define the testing requirements and supervise the internal testing to the agreed procedures.
• Preparing test cases.
• Maintain the validated state of the site control systems in line with Lilly quality standards.
• Design, build, configure and validated DCS Foxboro platform.
• Upgrade legacy AIM Historian to Wonderware Historian.
• Develop migration protocols for the legacy Foxboro platform.
• Design and supervise the segregation of Foxboro DCS from Lilly’s site wide control network.
• Must be responsible for configuring different Foxboro DCS applications and software (Alarm Manager, FoxView Environments, Access Levels).
• Pi Vision displays configuration.
• Analysis of legacy Foxboro DCS configuration and preparing specification for upgrade of Foxboro DCS.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Automation Engineer with increased levels of responsibility.
• Experience designing, implementing and supporting automation solutions for clients in the Pharmaceutical and/or Biotechnology industries.
• Good knowledge of GAMP lifecycle and quality management processes employed in the pharmaceutical sector.
• Experience with DCS or PLC software design.
• Good analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Leadership abilities, works well in a team environment.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Chemical, Electrical or Bio-Process Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience as an Automation Engineer/Control Systems Engineer or Software Engineer or related occupation.