Senior Digital Manufacturing & Systems Integration Engineer

Agilent Technologies; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Agilent Technologies in Penang seeks a Senior Smart Manufacturing Integration Engineer to lead production-floor workflow optimization using Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, covering capacity studies, line balancing, and automation assessments for improved layouts.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and coordinate Ignition SCADA for visualization and data collection, driving scalable, secure manufacturing solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master or PhD in Automation, Mechatronics, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Computer Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college/university.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in smart manufacturing, factory automation, manufacturing systems, industrial digitalization, or automation engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead production-floor workflow, capacity, material-flow, and resource-utilization studies using Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation.
• Develop discrete-event simulation models and scenario logic covering production lines, equipment, operators, buffers, material handling, product routing, process logic, cycle times, and operational constraints.
• Coordinate the integration of machines with Ignition SCADA for equipment visualization, alarming, historical data collection, operational monitoring, and performance analysis.
• Develop standardized machine tag structures, naming conventions, equipment models, and contextualized data aligned with Unified Namespace principles.
• Support connectivity through approved industrial protocols and technologies, including OPC UA, MQTT, Sparkplug B, industrial Ethernet, and APIs.
• Collaborate with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Controls, IT, OT, Cybersecurity, MES, and Quality teams to ensure the complete solution is secure, reliable, maintainable, and scalable.
• Develop and execute verification plans for workflow performance, simulation accuracy, machine connectivity, SCADA visualization, tag behavior, alarm handling, historian data, communication recovery, and system integration.
• Support FAT, SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, ramp-up, troubleshooting, and handover of automation and connectivity solutions at manufacturing sites.
• Develop reusable Tecnomatix simulation libraries, SCADA templates, connectivity standards, equipment data models, and engineering guidelines for future projects and multi-site deployment.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Project planning

Team player

Independence

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Automation/Mechatronics/Electrical/Manufacturing/Industrial/Computer Engineering

Tools

Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Ignition SCADA

OPC UA

MQTT

Sparkplug B

Industrial Ethernet

Unified Namespace (UNS)

IIoT

Job description

Agilent Technologies in Penang seeks a Senior Smart Manufacturing Integration Engineer to lead production-floor workflow optimization using Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, covering capacity studies, line balancing, and automation assessments for improved layouts.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and coordinate Ignition SCADA for visualization and data collection, driving scalable, secure manufacturing solutions.