Lead DeltaV Automation Engineer 1645

Simotechnology; Cork; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Educational support

Career progression

Job summary

SimoTech in Cork, Ireland, is seeking a Lead DeltaV Automation Engineer for a pharmaceutical site. You will provide technical leadership for DeltaV DCS and MES interfaces, shaping architecture, and guiding a small engineering team to deliver compliant solutions.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in pharma or life sciences, deep DeltaV expertise, and a strong grasp of ISA-88/95, GAMP5, and 21 CFR Part 11. You will partner with Operations, QA, and MES groups to ensure robust design, validation, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with Emerson DeltaV systems (configuration, graphics, batch, I/O, networking).
• Proven expertise integrating DCS with MES or Level 3 systems.
• Experience with Syncade.
• Strong knowledge of ISA-88/ISA-95 standards.
• Experience in GxP/regulatory manufacturing environments (pharma/biotech preferred).
• Proficiency in troubleshooting, system design, validation, and documentation practices.
• Ability to interact and communicate with other engineering and business disciplines.
• Comfortable leading a small team with a hands-on leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical lead for all DeltaV-related aspects of the project.
• Develop and own the system architecture for DeltaV–MES integration.
• Provide oversight and guidance to a small team of DeltaV and automation engineers.
• Lead technical design reviews, system walkthroughs, and troubleshooting sessions.
• Coordinate closely with Syncade MES teams for interface design and implementation.
• Ensure all configuration and documentation adheres to GAMP5, 21 CFR Part 11, and site validation standards.
• Lead Customer Walkthroughs, commissioning, and qualification activities.
• Review and approve DeltaV configuration, modules, phases, and batch recipes.
• Allocate tasks, mentor junior engineers, and monitor progress against plan.
• Work with cross-functional teams including Operations, QA, MES.
• Communicate technical status, risks, and mitigations to project leadership.
• Define data-exchange models between DeltaV and MES, including ISA‑95 alignment.
• Oversee development and testing of DeltaV Batch interfaces.
• Produce and review design documentation: FS, CS, Data Mapping Documents.
• Ensure the system is compliant with regulatory, cybersecurity, and corporate standards.

Skills

DeltaV

MES integration

ISA-88/95

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

GxP validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Automation/CS

Tools

Syncade MES

DeltaV system

Job description

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• City Cork
• Country Ireland

Job Description

Why SimoTech

Whatis it like to work at SimoTech? With a strong collaborative teamworkculture based on respect, trust , andexcellence, we play a critical partnering role to our clients’life-changing supply of products t opatients. In return, there is an excellent salary, benefits, careerprogression, educational support andmuch more.

SimoTechrequire a Lead DeltaV Automation Engineer for a Pharmaceutical site based inCork. This role will provide technical leadership and oversight for a DeltaVDistributed Control system involving Syncade Manufacturing Execution Systems(MES) helping architectural planning to ensure best practices are adhered to.

Thisis a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Engineer to have real impact on the design,implementation and rollout of DCS and MES technologies into an existingmanufacturing site.

Theideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in thePharmaceutical/Life sciences industry, deep expertise with Emerson DeltaV,strong understanding of MES interfaces and the ability to guide a smallengineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as theprimary technical lead for all DeltaV-related aspects of the project.
• Develop andown the system architecture for DeltaV–MES integration.
• Provideoversight and guidance to a small team of DeltaV and automation engineers.
• Lead technical design reviews,system walkthroughs, and troubleshooting sessions.
• Coordinateclosely with Syncade MES teams for interface design and implementation.
• Ensure allconfiguration and documentation adheres to GAMP5, 21 CFR Part 11, and sitevalidation standards.
• LeadCustomer Walkthroughs, commissioning, and qualification activities.
• Review andapprove DeltaV configuration, modules, phases, and batch recipes.
• Allocatetasks, mentor junior engineers, and monitor progress against plan.
• Work withcross-functional teams including Operations, QA, MES.
• Communicatetechnical status, risks, and mitigations to project leadership.
• Define dataexchange models between DeltaV and MES, including ISA‑95 alignment.
• Overseedevelopment and testing of DeltaV Batch interfaces.
• Produce andreview design documentation:
• Functional Specifications (FS)
• Configuration Specifications (CS)
• Data Mapping Documents
• Ensuresystem is compliant with regulatory, cybersecurity, and corporate standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’sdegree in Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years ofexperience with Emerson DeltaV systems (configuration, graphics, batch, I/O,networking).
• Provenexpertise integrating DCS with MES or Level 3 systems.
• Experiencewith Syncade.
• Strongknowledge of ISA‑88/ISA‑95 standards.
• Experiencein GxP / regulated manufacturing environments (pharma/biotech preferred).
• Proficiencyin troubleshooting, system design, validation, and documentation practices.
• Ability to interact andcommunicate with other engineering and business disciplines
• Comfortableleading a small team with a hands‑on leadership style.

What SimoTech CanOffer

• Roleprovides a high degree of autonomy to allow the successfulcandidate to reach their full potential.
• Developnew skills and enhance technical ability by working withinnovative technologies in a multi-disciplined environment.
• Opportunityto work with large corporate clients.