Systems Automation Engineer

Position

Systems Automation Engineer

Location & Type

Clonmel, Ireland - Full time

About Abbott

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,200 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Conditional Offer

Any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of PLC, HMI, Robotics, Vision inspection and other automated systems programming work.
• Liaise with the equipment engineers to specify control systems requirements.
• Review and supervise software development by external vendors, ensuring code is well structured, adequately annotated, easy to read and edit.
• Develop testing protocols with equipment engineers to ensure software integrity.
• Assist in execution of Site and Factory Acceptance Testing.
• Identify opportunities for process, productivity and quality improvements through control or inspection system optimisations.
• Research and co ordinate the introduction and implementation of new automation technologies.
• Communicate with the different engineering, production and quality team members.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues in collaboration with Maintenance technicians.
• Update equipment software as required, maintaining validated state where possible.
• Take ownership of software revision control for each automation asset.

Key Skills

• Programming of Omron, Allen Bradley, Beckhoff PLCs and HMIs.
• Programming of ABB, Fanuc, Denso robots.
• Programming of Keyence and Cognex vision inspection systems.
• Software experience with Sysmac Studio, CX One, Studio5000, Robot Studio, TwinCat, FactoryTalk.
• Configuration of communication interfaces and networks (Ethernet).
• Diagnostic skills for hardware, software and networking issues.
• Ability to interpret electrical and pneumatic drawings.
• Experience with electrical CAD software and SolidWorks is an advantage.
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office packages.
• Strong documentation, reporting and analytical skills.
• Scada experience preferred.
• Experience defining User Requirements Specifications and executing FAT, SAT, IQ, OQ, PQ protocols.
• Experience developing OEE measurement systems, automated alarms, reports and KPI metrics for plant management is highly desired.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline.
• 5 years' experience in Pharma, Medical device, Semiconductor, FMCG industry.

Compensation

Base pay: N/A.