Senior Industrial Controls & Software Architect

Innovate; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovate in Eindhoven, Netherlands, seeks a Senior / Principal Controls & Software Engineer to define scalable control systems and embedded software for manufacturing applications, guiding implementation, integration and validation across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, IT and partners.

The role focuses on GMP/compliant architectures for scale-up, technology transfer and future growth, establishing standards, validation practices and OT cybersecurity across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Automation, Control Systems, Software, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in industrial automation, control systems and manufacturing software.
• Strong experience with Siemens PLCs, Ignition SCADA, HMI systems and industrial control architectures.
• Knowledge of PLC programming, debugging, industrial networks and system integration.
• Practical experience leading automation projects from concept through implementation, commissioning and validation.
• Strong understanding of CSV, software verification and validation, GMP, GAMP5 and data integrity.
• Experience within a regulated manufacturing environment, such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology or a related sector.
• Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer or process automation.
• Knowledge of MES, historians, manufacturing data platforms and cloud or middleware integration.
• Understanding of industrial cybersecurity, including IEC 62443 principles.
• Experience defining technical standards and influencing engineering strategy across an organisation.
• Experience managing automation vendors, equipment suppliers and systems integrators.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the long-term controls, automation and software architecture roadmap.
• Lead the design and development of PLC, SCADA, HMI, embedded software and industrial control solutions.
• Establish scalable, modular and standardised software and automation architectures.
• Act as the technical authority for controls, automation, manufacturing software and systems integration.
• Define technical standards, system requirements, design specifications and software development practices.
• Lead software verification, validation and Computerised System Validation activities.
• Ensure systems comply with GMP, GAMP5, data integrity and electronic-record requirements.
• Support manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer and the transition from development into commercial production.
• Drive integration across manufacturing systems, MES, data platforms, cloud services and business applications.
• Develop approaches to advanced process control, digitalisation, analytics and Industry 4.0.
• Set standards for system reliability, lifecycle management, maintenance and OT cybersecurity.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root-cause investigations and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Manage technical relationships with equipment suppliers, automation vendors and systems integrators.
• Support project planning, risk assessment, commissioning and validation.

Skills

Automation experience

Industrial automation

PLC programming

Siemens PLCs

SCADA

HMI

Industrial cybersecurity

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Automation, Control Systems, Software, Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Ignition SCADA

HMI systems

Industrial control architectures

MES

Manufacturing data platforms

IEC 62443 cybersecurity concepts

Job description

Innovate in Eindhoven, Netherlands, seeks a Senior / Principal Controls & Software Engineer to define scalable control systems and embedded software for manufacturing applications, guiding implementation, integration and validation across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, IT and partners.

The role focuses on GMP/compliant architectures for scale-up, technology transfer and future growth, establishing standards, validation practices and OT cybersecurity across the organisation.