Automation Engineering Lead - Manufacturing

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is partnering with a Medical Device client in South Dublin to recruit an Automation Engineering Leader who will spearhead strategy, design, commissioning and continuous improvement of the site’s automated manufacturing systems, balancing hands-on leadership with people management.

This permanent role offers exposure to high-impact projects, cross-functional collaboration, and a target to maximise uptime and throughput while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in automation/engineering roles.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley / Rockwell products.
• Experience with Cognex vision systems.
• Experience with SCADA/HMI systems.
• Strong understanding of network architectures and fieldbus protocols.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term automation strategy aligned with corporate and site targets.
• Manage, mentor, and upskill a team of Automation Engineers and Technicians.
• Manage automation projects plant wide as required and liaise with vendors in the design, procurement, evaluation and acceptance of new equipment.
• Support the continuous improvement of all automated equipment using Lean / Six Sigma and Project Management techniques.
• Assign engineering resources to support both daily plant operations and long-term project deployments.
• Act as the ultimate escalation point for complex, systemic automation failures to minimize plant downtime.
• Work closely with cross functional teams in monitoring equipment performance using proven troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques / methods to solve to root cause
• Provide front line technical support and leadership to Engineering, Operations, Validation, Development & Quality departments
• Support plant wide automation change control and manage software revision control systems
• Assist the Validation team in new process validation, equipment upgrades and NPI's
• Ensure all new equipment and tasks are risk assessed, support investigation and near miss resolution, and proactively drive actions to reduce safety risks
• Provide assistance in the preparation of budgets.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives as appropriate – Lean, LDMS, Blitz’s.

Skills

Automation leadership

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell

Cognex vision systems

Control networks

VFD/Servo motion

SCADA/HMI systems

Industrial networks

Education

B.Eng. in Electrical, Software, Manufacturing or related engineering discipline

Job description

Sigmar Recruitment is partnering with a Medical Device client in South Dublin to recruit an Automation Engineering Leader who will spearhead strategy, design, commissioning and continuous improvement of the site’s automated manufacturing systems, balancing hands-on leadership with people management.

This permanent role offers exposure to high-impact projects, cross-functional collaboration, and a target to maximise uptime and throughput while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.