Automation Engineer

Job Title - IT Automation Engineer

Location - Saudi Arabia

Job type - Permanent

Start date - May 2025

Working hours - Sun-Thurs, 8am to 5pm

Salary - Dependent on skills, background, and experience

Role Profile:

Take responsibility for process control systems to ensure compliance with all company standards and regulatory protocols. Support production with professional, expert knowledge and maintain QMS requirements.

Role Requirements:

1. Responsible for the IT/OT role for computerized equipment and participation in IT and Automation projects.
2. Support the development of documentation, specifications, and standards for equipment at the operational stage, ensuring compliance with company expectations.
3. Maintain design documentation of equipment, including (re)validation and qualification.
4. Develop and review SOPs in accordance with company goals and regulatory requirements, ensuring optimal equipment performance and organizing workarounds or fixes if necessary.
5. Support the development and implementation of maintenance strategies for equipment.
6. Monitor failure mode analysis, suggest improvements, investigate deviations, and track investigation details, risk assessments, and implement corrective actions.
7. Follow the SPS (Systematic Problem Solving) approach and promote this behavior within the team.
8. Manage changes through the investigation cycle.
9. Exhibit a strong quality mindset throughout the entire equipment lifecycle.

Your Background:

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
2. Minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in process control systems, including automation controllers programming languages, industrial networking (Ethernet, AS-i bus, Profibus), and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings.
3. Specialized training in automation and control systems.
4. Knowledge of data integrity, information security, and cybersecurity challenges.
5. Self-motivated, able to work independently, results-focused, and a team player.
6. Familiarity with GMP and 21 CFR Part 11 (electronic records and signatures); experience in the pharmaceutical sector is highly advantageous.
7. Experience with validation processes specific to pharmaceutical equipment, including IQ, OQ, and PQ.
8. Excellent communication skills in written and verbal English; collaborative and capable of managing change through negotiation and influence.