Senior Automation Engineer: DeltaV & GMP Excellence

Cognizant Life Sciences Manufacturing; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Life Science Manufacturing Group (LSMG) is hiring an Automation Engineer to support DeltaV, PLC, and SCADA systems within a GMP manufacturing site in Ireland. You will resolve issues, provide on-floor automation support, and help maintain high equipment availability to ensure product quality.

You will collaborate to improve processes, implement change controls, and follow cGMP and SDLC/CSV requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical or Bio-Process Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years automation experience in a GMP environment.
• Experience with DeltaV, PLC/SCADA systems and SDLC/CSV compliance.

Responsibilities

• Proactively resolving technical issues before they impact business priorities and operational performance.
• Automation support requests and on-floor automation assistance.
• Support the smooth running of manufacturing activities and site value streams.
• Ensure equipment and system availability maximises performance and conduct continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to local SOPs, change management, incident/problem management, and quality notifications.

Skills

Automation

GMP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical or Bio-Process Engineering, or related field

Tools

DeltaV

PLC/SCADA

Job description

Cognizant Life Science Manufacturing Group (LSMG) is hiring an Automation Engineer to support DeltaV, PLC, and SCADA systems within a GMP manufacturing site in Ireland. You will resolve issues, provide on-floor automation support, and help maintain high equipment availability to ensure product quality.

You will collaborate to improve processes, implement change controls, and follow cGMP and SDLC/CSV requirements.