Senior PLC Engineer for Life Sciences

1 week ago


County Westmeath, Ireland Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland Full time

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ireland is a renowned player in the Life Sciences sector, providing innovative digital transformation solutions.

Our teams possess the expertise to deliver and support Pharma 4.0 architectures and solutions, covering all IT, OT, and IoT applications, infrastructures, and services.

Operating across 5 continents with over skilled employees, we collaborate with leading Life Sciences companies globally to enhance performance, reduce costs, and accelerate time to market.

We serve as a single point of contact for consultancy, design implementation, optimization, and support for all applications in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Manufacturing stack.

The successful candidate will oversee the management and provision of all DCS, PLCs, and SCADA systems, ensuring they meet industry standards, GAMP5.

They will ensure the design, development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of automated systems on-site are completed in a compliant manner, adhering to GAMP5 and EU GMP Annex 11.


Accountabilities:

Contribute to the development, implementation, and maintenance of packaging automation systems in the pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

  • Establish and maintain software standards, incorporating feedback and updates as required.
  • Provide guidance to the engineering and operations department on design and sustaining decisions.
  • Nurture relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure effective support for packaging operations.
  • Develop and implement SOPs to guarantee future compliance of all automation systems.
  • E nsure all new software meets regulatory requirements and is maintained in a qualified state.
  • Support validation activities and contribute to process optimization initiatives.
  • Deliver training on specific automation aspects of equipment.
  • Design and implement solutions across automation platforms, adhering to site change control procedures.
  • Review and approve design documentation for New Product Introductions (NPI).


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