Senior Project Automation Engineer

Oxford Global Resources; Limerick; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Oxford Global Resources is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to support multiple automation projects at the Limerick manufacturing facility. The role is hands-on and project-focused, requiring strong pharmaceutical commissioning experience and technical leadership across automation systems.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Rockwell and Siemens PLCs, BAS/QBAS environments, and system integration.

Qualifications

• Pharma facility startup experience including commissioning and qualification activities.
• Hands-on experience with Rockwell and Siemens PLC platforms.
• Good understanding of Building Automation Systems (BAS) and qualified BAS environments.
• Experience overseeing and technically reviewing work performed by automation or systems integration vendors.
• Knowledge of Ignition SCADA and industrial historian platforms.
• Strong GMP manufacturing environment understanding.
• Knowledge of system integration architectures, OPC communications, and industrial networking.
• Familiarity with qualification documentation, FAT/SAT execution, and change management processes.
• Experience working alongside CQV and validation teams.

Responsibilities

• Support multiple automation projects across the manufacturing site.
• Implement and review modifications to Rockwell and Siemens PLC control systems.
• Provide technical support during commissioning and qualification activities for new process equipment and automation systems.
• Review, witness, and approve work completed by third-party automation and integration vendors.
• Support system integration activities between process equipment, SCADA, and site data systems.
• Provide technical guidance on Building Automation Systems (BAS) and qualified BAS (QBAS) functionality.
• Troubleshoot automation and integration issues during project execution.
• Support change control, testing, and GMP documentation where required.
• Collaborate with engineering, validation, CQV, manufacturing, and project teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Rockwell PLC

Siemens PLC

BAS/QBAS

Vendor management

Ignition SCADA

GMP knowledge

CQV collaboration

FAT/SAT experience

OPC networking

Industrial networking

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens PLC platforms

Job description

Are you interested in progressing your career in life sciences? Are you ready to challenge yourself and join a global leader in biotechnology? Have you proven experience in engineering in pharmaceutical facility expansion projects? If yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Job Description

Our client, a leading global biotechnology company, is seeking an experienced Senior Automation Engineer to support multiple automation projects at their Limerick manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on project-focused role suited to an engineer with strong pharmaceutical commissioning experience who can provide technical leadership across automation systems while working closely with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Support multiple automation projects across the manufacturing site.
• Implement and review modifications to Rockwell and Siemens PLC control systems
• Provide technical support during commissioning and qualification activities for new process equipment and automation systems
• Review, witness, and approve work completed by third-party automation and integration vendors
• Support system integration activities between process equipment, SCADA, and site data systems
• Provide technical guidance on Building Automation Systems (BAS) and qualified BAS (QBAS) functionality
• Troubleshoot automation and integration issues during project execution
• Support change control, testing, and GMP documentation where required
• Collaborate with engineering, validation, CQV, manufacturing, and project teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience supporting pharmaceutical facility startups, including commissioning and qualification activities
• Strong hands-on experience with Rockwell and Siemens PLC platforms
• Good understanding of Building Automation Systems (BAS) and qualified BAS environments
• Experience overseeing and technically reviewing work performed by automation or systems integration vendors
• High-level knowledge of Ignition SCADA and industrial historian platforms
• Strong understanding of GMP-regulated manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of system integration architectures, OPC communications, and industrial networking
• Familiarity with qualification documentation, FAT/SAT execution, and change management processes
• Experience working alongside CQV and validation teams.
• Competitive and attractive employee compensation package
• Pension contributions
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays

Benefits

• Competitive and attractive employee compensation package
• Pension contributions
• Health insurance
• Paid holidays

Location

Limerick | Ireland