IT/OT Automation Engineer - Pharma Scale-Up

Simotechnology; Athlone; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

SimoTech is seeking multiple automation engineers (IT/OT) to support a major greenfield expansion at a pharmaceutical OSD manufacturing site in Ireland. You will deliver IT/OT capabilities across PLC/SCADA, eSCADA, and MES ecosystems, collaborating with manufacturing, validation, quality and IT teams to ensure safe, compliant system delivery.

The role involves end-to-end technical delivery, system integration, vendor coordination, risk management and lifecycle support, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of IT/OT project delivery in pharma or regulated manufacturing.
• Experience with PLC/SCADA/DCS, historians, MES.
• Familiar with GAMP, change control and validation readiness.
• Excellent communication across technical and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of IT/OT project work packages from initiation to handover, ensuring scope alignment and schedule control.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, IT security, vendors, and system integrators to develop aligned delivery plans.
• Lead requirements gathering and contribute to solution design for OT systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS, historians, MES) and integrations (cloud platforms, data management).
• Embed compliance requirements in delivery, including GxP change control, permit-to-work, validation readiness, and cutover planning.
• Manage procurement and vendor performance, including scope definition, acceptance criteria and milestones.
• Oversee testing and commissioning activities such as FAT/SAT, UAT, documentation reviews, and handover.
• Support project governance routines and drive continuous improvement through lessons learned and risk management.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project governance

Systems integration

Cybersecurity awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline

Tools

Siemens PLC/SCADA

Aveva PI

ThinManager

Ignition

PAS-X MES

Job description

SimoTech is seeking multiple automation engineers (IT/OT) to support a major greenfield expansion at a pharmaceutical OSD manufacturing site in Ireland. You will deliver IT/OT capabilities across PLC/SCADA, eSCADA, and MES ecosystems, collaborating with manufacturing, validation, quality and IT teams to ensure safe, compliant system delivery.

The role involves end-to-end technical delivery, system integration, vendor coordination, risk management and lifecycle support, with opportunities to