Operational Technology Engineer

Thornton Tomasetti; Zwolle; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is recruiting an Operational Technology Engineer for the Zwolle site in the Netherlands. You will support and optimize OT systems across manufacturing and automation environments, driving innovation and improvements while ensuring high availability and cybersecurity.

This role interfaces between industrial automation and IT teams, collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders. Preferred candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering field and 2–5 years of OT/industrial

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 2–5 years of experience in Operational Technology or industrial automation.
• Knowledge of SCADA/PLC systems is a plus.
• Experience in healthcare, nutrition, pharma, or similar regulated industries is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain OT systems, including hardware and software.
• Manage communication between industrial control systems (e.g., OPC).
• Work with data platforms such as OSI PI (historian) and OEE/reporting systems.
• Support at-line and in-line inspection technologies.
• Ensure high system availability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot system issues and implement preventive solutions.
• Lead or support validation of Manufacturing Operational Management Systems (MOMS).
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation projects.
• Develop production visualizations, reporting, and analytics.
• Support manufacturing cybersecurity programs.
• Act as a key interface between industrial automation and IT teams.
• Identify business needs and drive adoption of new technologies and best practices.

Skills

Industrial Automation

Operational Technology

SCADA/PLC knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, or ICT

Tools

OSI PI

OPC

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life.

You will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

In Abbott’s Nutrition division, we develop innovative science-based nutrition products that improve lives across every stage of life. At our Zwolle site, we design and produce a wide range of medical nutrition solutions tailored to patient needs, from oral and tube feeding products to disease-specific and pediatric nutrition.

The Opportunity We are recruiting an Operational Technology Engineer to join our Engineering & Maintenance team in Zwolle, Netherlands.

In this role, you will support and optimize OT systems while driving innovation and improvement projects across manufacturing and automation environments.

What You’ll Work On

• Support and maintain OT systems, including hardware and software
• Manage communication between industrial control systems (e.g., OPC)
• Work with data platforms such as OSI PI (historian) and OEE/reporting systems
• Support at-line and in-line inspection technologies
• Ensure high system availability and reliability
• Troubleshoot system issues and implement preventive solutions
• Lead or support validation of Manufacturing Operational Management Systems (MOMS)
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and innovation projects
• Develop production visualizations, reporting, and analytics
• Support manufacturing cybersecurity programs
• Act as a key interface between industrial automation and IT teams
• Identify business needs and drive adoption of new technologies and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Automation, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, or ICT
• 2–5 years of experience in Operational Technology or industrial automation
• Knowledge of SCADA/PLC systems is a plus
• Experience within healthcare, nutrition, pharma, or similar regulated industries is advantageous
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and suppliers

Join Abbott and play a critical role in shaping the future of healthcare manufacturing through technology, innovation, and collaboration.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

The base pay for this position is N/A In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: IT Services & Solutions Delivery DIVISION: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain LOCATION: Netherlands > Zwolle : Building 1 ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings.

An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.