Senior Automation Engineer - South Dublin

Senior Automation Engineer - South Dublin.

As a member of the engineering group that provides engineering support within a high volume, fully automated manufacturing environment, the Senior Automation Engineer is responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance and continuous improvement of the automated production process and equipment.

Responsibilities:
• Manage automation projects plant-wide as required and liaise with vendors in the design, procurement, evaluation and acceptance of new equipment
• Support the continuous improvement of all automated equipment using Lean / Six Sigma and Project Management techniques
• Work closely with cross-functional teams in monitoring equipment performance using proven troubleshooting and problem-solving techniques / methods to solve to root cause
• Provide front line technical support and leadership to Engineering, Operations, Validation, Development & Quality departments
• Support plant-wide automation change control and manage software revision control systems
• Assist the Validation team in new process validation, equipment upgrades and NPI's
• Ensure all new equipment and tasks are risk assessed, support investigation and near miss resolution, and proactively drive actions to reduce safety risks
• Provide assistance in the preparation of budgets.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement initiatives as appropriate.
• Assist in the training and development of Engineering Technicians


Education and Experience requirements:
• B.Eng. in Electrical, Software, Manufacturing or related engineering discipline
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role with equipment automation experience
• Specific experience and in-depth knowledge of Allen Bradley / Rockwell or Siemens automation products including capability to write code from specification
• Experience of High Speed Vision systems (Cognex) and Control Networks & Communication Systems (ControlNet, Device Net, Ethernet)
• Proficient in programming and troubleshooting of Motion Control Systems (Allen Bradley, Emerson)
• Experience in development, deployment & maintenance of SCADA / HMI systems (Allen Bradley, Schneider)
• Creative thinking team player with excellent communication skills, an ability to work on own initiative combined with the ability to work seamlessly across various departments
• Experience of Object Oriented Programming and SQL Server / database design is advantageous.