Senior VPE Automation C&Q Engineer – Life Sciences

SimoTech; Limerick; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to advance your potential

Exposure to large corporate client cap

Career development opportunities

Job summary

SimoTech is seeking a VPE C&Q Support Engineer to back a leading biotechnology client in Limerick. The role focuses on qualification activities and integration of Vendor Packaged Equipment across manufacturing and utilities, requiring 8+ years in GMP environments and hands-on Siemens PLC/SCADA expertise.

You’ll work with IT/OT, CQV, and site teams to deliver compliant, validated systems. The successful candidate will join the VPE Support Team, handling SAT, commissioning, and handover phases

Qualifications

• 8+ years of automation experience in Life Sciences GMP environments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Siemens PLC and SCADA platforms (S7-1200, S7-1500, TIA Portal, WinCC).
• Experience coordinating with IT/OT and vendor teams during SAT, commissioning, and qualification activities.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of Vendor Packaged Equipment into site automation and OT infrastructure.
• Assist commissioning and SAT activities with vendors and site teams.
• Deploy, configure, and verify vendor SCADA applications on virtualised servers.
• Coordinate connectivity/interfaces between vendor control systems, PLCs, servers, and historian systems.
• Support Operational Verification testing, issue investigation and defect closeout.
• Manage change controls, punch lists, and documentation arising from SAT/commissioning/qualification.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical support across installation, commissioning, qualification, and handover.

Skills

Siemens PLC

SCADA platforms

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Networking/IT-OT

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

S7-1200

S7-1500

TIA Portal

WinCC

Virtualised SCADA

Job description

SimoTech is seeking a VPE C&Q Support Engineer to back a leading biotechnology client in Limerick. The role focuses on qualification activities and integration of Vendor Packaged Equipment across manufacturing and utilities, requiring 8+ years in GMP environments and hands-on Siemens PLC/SCADA expertise.

You’ll work with IT/OT, CQV, and site teams to deliver compliant, validated systems. The successful candidate will join the VPE Support Team, handling SAT, commissioning, and handover phases