Automation Engineer (SCADA)
TR/079788
Posted: 06/11/2025
- Competitive Salary
- Ireland
- Contract
Orion Group Life Sciences are currently recruiting an Automation Engineer (Ignition SCADA) on behalf of our Multinational Biopharmaceutical client based in Ireland on an initial 6-month contract with view to perm
Site/Location: Ireland – remote with travel to sites for deployment support
Job Description: We are seeking an Automation Engineer with proven expertise in Ignition SCADA and hands-on experience using Ignition SCADA across multiple pharmaceutical projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in deploying, configuring, and supporting Ignition SCADA systems across various global manufacturing sites, while working collaboratively to improve operational efficiency and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Other Details:
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Site/Location: Ireland – remote with travel to sites for deployment support
Job Description: We are seeking an Automation Engineer with proven expertise in Ignition SCADA and hands-on experience using Ignition SCADA across multiple pharmaceutical projects. The successful candidate will play a key role in deploying, configuring, and supporting Ignition SCADA systems across various global manufacturing sites, while working collaboratively to improve operational efficiency and compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and support the deployment of Ignition SCADA solutions across multiple sites within the organization.
- Maintain, standardize, and optimize global use case templates for consistent SCADA deployment.
- Roll out global templates, ensuring uniformity and best practices across all deployments.
- Collaborate closely with IT and engineering teams to develop interfaces between Ignition and various enterprise-level systems (ERP/MES/LIMS/etc.).
- Develop, update, and enforce engineering standards and procedures related to automation and SCADA implementations.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize Ignition SCADA systems for maximum uptime and performance.
- Train and support local engineering/operations personnel on Ignition system best practices.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 3-5 years experience working on pharmaceutical automation projects, with expert hands-on knowledge of Ignition SCADA.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements (GMP, FDA, etc.) within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Proven track record of deploying SCADA solutions globally and maintaining standard templates or design assets.
- Experience delivering interfaces between SCADA and enterprise platforms (such as ERP, MES, SQL databases).
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Knowledge of engineering documentation standards and ability to author procedures.
Other Details:
- Initial 6-month contract, with exceptional performers considered for a permanent role.
- Position may require occasional travel for site support and deployment
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Beatriz Olmedo
Lead Recruitment Consultant
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