Lead Pharma Automation Engineer – Capital Projects

R Dpartners; Munster; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

R Dpartners is seeking an experienced Project Automation Engineer to join a leading pharmaceutical company in ROI. You will own automation projects across capital delivery, equipment installations, and manufacturing upgrades, ensuring on-time, within-budget execution.

The role requires strong PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise (Rockwell and Siemens), hands-on coordination with OEMs, FAT/SAT activities, and a focus on cGMP compliance and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Electrical, Electronic, or Instrumentation Engineering or equivalent.
• Min 3 years of automation engineering experience; 5–8 years preferred in pharma or regulated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation workstreams for capital projects from concept through handover.
• Develop and review URS, FDS, and other technical docs.
• Coordinate with OEMs, system integrators, and internal teams to meet requirements.
• Ensure GMP/GAMP5 compliance and support validation activities.
• Provide specialist technical support and drive process improvements.

Skills

Project ownership

Automation engineering

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Automation, Electrical, Electronic, or Instrumentation Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Studio 5000

FactoryTalk View SE

Siemens TIA Portal PCS 7

HMI/SCADA systems

Job description

R Dpartners is seeking an experienced Project Automation Engineer to join a leading pharmaceutical company in ROI. You will own automation projects across capital delivery, equipment installations, and manufacturing upgrades, ensuring on-time, within-budget execution.

The role requires strong PLC/HMI/SCADA expertise (Rockwell and Siemens), hands-on coordination with OEMs, FAT/SAT activities, and a focus on cGMP compliance and documentation.