Automation & Controls Engineer - Global Deployment Lead

YDU JC Air Cond & Ref Inc.- Dubai; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Cork is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join our Manufacturing Enablement Engineering team. The role is hybrid, based in Cork with three days per week in the office, focusing on automating and integrating manufacturing controls across the site.

You will lead motion control, PLC integration, and equipment commissioning, collaborating with vendors and site teams to deploy repeatable automation patterns and improve production performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in industrial automation and machine controls.
• Motion and servo/drive control on EtherCAT-based platforms.
• PLC and machine-control platforms such as Beckhoff, Siemens (TIA Portal), or Rockwell (Studio 5000).
• Industrial networking and fieldbus protocols such as EtherCAT, Profinet, or EtherNet/IP.
• Hands-on commissioning of automated equipment and integration of equipment from multiple vendors.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation and controls aspects of technology deployments — motion control, servo/drive systems, PLC and machine integration.
• Specify, integrate, and commission automated equipment and cells; tune to performance and ramp to stable production.
• Work with drive, motion, and automation vendors on technical evaluation and integration.
• Support process qualification and handover of automated capability to site teams.
• Build repeatable automation patterns deployable across multiple JCI sites.

Skills

Industrial automation

Motion control

EtherCAT

Beckhoff

Siemens

Rockwell

Industrial networking

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent hands-on experience

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000

EtherCAT networks

Job description

Johnson Controls in Cork is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to join our Manufacturing Enablement Engineering team. The role is hybrid, based in Cork with three days per week in the office, focusing on automating and integrating manufacturing controls across the site.

You will lead motion control, PLC integration, and equipment commissioning, collaborating with vendors and site teams to deploy repeatable automation patterns and improve production performance.