GMP Automation Engineer - Manufacturing & Lab Support

Caiready; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CAI is seeking an Automation Engineer (Manufacturing Support) in Limerick to provide technical automation support to GMP manufacturing and laboratory operations within a biopharmaceutical production environment. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving automated systems and laboratory equipment to ensure reliable, compliant operations.

The Automation Engineer will act as the SME for automation systems, supporting equipment qualification, system testing, and implementation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering (or related discipline).
• 3+ years’ experience in automation engineering within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing automation systems and laboratory/QC equipment.
• Experience managing or supporting change control processes in a GMP environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day automation support for manufacturing and laboratory systems.
• Troubleshoot automation issues impacting manufacturing processes and QC laboratory equipment.
• Support the qualification and automation readiness of laboratory and QC equipment.
• Act as the automation SME for new equipment introduction, supporting system testing, setup, and commissioning.
• Support automation change control activities across manufacturing and laboratory systems.
• Investigate automation-related deviations and support CAPA implementation.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, QC, Engineering, Validation, QA, and IT teams to ensure systems remain compliant and operational.
• Support commissioning, qualification, and startup activities for new equipment and automation systems.
• Ensure automation systems operate in compliance with GMP and data integrity requirements.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Problem-solving

Automation systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical, Electronic, or Computer Engineering

Tools

GMP systems

Job description

CAI is seeking an Automation Engineer (Manufacturing Support) in Limerick to provide technical automation support to GMP manufacturing and laboratory operations within a biopharmaceutical production environment. The role focuses on maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving automated systems and laboratory equipment to ensure reliable, compliant operations.

The Automation Engineer will act as the SME for automation systems, supporting equipment qualification, system testing, and implementation