Automation Engineer – Sweden

Resourcing Life Science; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent life sciences firm located in the Town of Sweden, NY, is seeking an Automation Specialist with experience in maintaining and optimizing process control systems. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience, strong team collaboration skills, and proficiency in SIMATIC PCS7 and TIA. Responsibilities include ensuring system availability, leading retrofit projects, and supporting qualification processes to maintain automation systems effectively.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of technical experience in automation, preferably in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong team and communication skills, with an open approach to errors.
• Very good English language skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring high system availability in ongoing operations and for projects.
• Leading and implementing retrofit projects for modernization and optimization.
• Creating and monitoring maintenance schedules for automation systems.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Proficiency in English

Tools

SIMATIC PCS7

TIA

Job description

What to Expect

• Ensuring high system availability both in ongoing operations and prospectively for projects
• Expertise in maintaining process control systems (PCS7, TIA, MFCSWin)
• Lifecycle management of automation and computer systems
• Leading and implementing retrofit projects for the modernization and optimization of existing facilities, considering the entire plant lifecycle
• Close collaboration with various departments to ensure smooth integration and coordination of automation systems
• Supporting qualification processes: developing and implementing changes and corrective actions, creating user requirements Independent execution of commissioning activities
• Creating and monitoring maintenance schedules as well as maintaining documents for all automation systems and computerized systems

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of technical experience in automation, preferably in the chemical or pharmaceutical industry
• System knowledge in SIMATIC PCS7 / TIA
• Strong team and communication skills, as well as an open approach to errors
• Very good English language skills, both written and spoken