Automation Engineer

Mundipharma International; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company is looking for an Automation Engineer in Cambridge. This role involves maintaining automation and business IT systems, leading projects, and implementing improvements. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a technical field and proven experience in automation and IT systems. This position supports critical business operations with a focus on compliance. Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Automation/IT projects and maintenance.
• Deep understanding of automation, controls, and production IT systems.
• High level of technical understanding of pharmaceutical processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned and reactive maintenance on plant automation.
• Responsible for Automation activities relating to capital projects.
• Carry out continuous improvement of automated systems.

Skills

Experience leading Automation/IT projects

Working with electrical control systems, PLCs and HMIs

Understanding of automation, controls and production IT systems

Experience with serialization tracking and vision systems

PLC, HMI and SCADA programming

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in a technically focused subject

Job description

Automation Engineer page is loaded## Automation Engineerlocations: GB Cambridgetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: JR2186OMD-P2-11****Job title**: Automation Engineer******Job Type:** Permanent******Location**: Cambridge****Mundipharma is a global healthcare company with a presence across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of Pain Management, Infectious Disease and Consumer Healthcare as well as other severe and debilitating disease areas. Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patient-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do.******Job Purpose******Performing planned and reactive maintenance support to Automation and Business IT systems, to reduce the incidence of breakdowns and minimise plant disruption time. Performing improvements and changes to site Automation and Business IT systems and taking ownership of Automation related activities to facilitate the successful delivery of Capital and business IT systems projects.******Responsibilities***** **Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance on plant automation, business IT systems in accordance with EHS, GMP, GAMP and other regulatory requirements. Ensure all automation maintenance activities on business-critical plant and machinery are performed on time.*** **Taking responsibility for Automation activities relating to capital projects, according to business requirements and relevant with EHS, GMP, GAMP and other regulatory requirements.*** **Carrying out continuous improvement of automated systems and investigating appropriate novel innovative technologies and systems to enhance and improve business automation in accordance with EHS, GMP, GAMP and other regulatory requirements by engaging with suppliers and keeping informed of technology advances in the field.*** **Developing solutions when it is identified that reliability of Automation systems are impacted by obsolescence, failure of equipment and operation. Implementing identified changes, replacements and improvements in line with business requirements and relevant EHS, GMP, GAMP and other regulatory requirements*** **Supporting business IT systems that relate to plant operation by using automation knowledge to interface with other business functions to deliver systems that are in line with business requirements and relevant EHS, Engineering and Quality standards.******Key skills and experience***** **Degree qualified in technically focused subject*** **Proven experience leading Automation/IT projects and maintenance.*** **Proven experience working with electrical control systems, PLC’s and HMI’s*** **Deep understanding of automation, controls and production IT systems*** **Experience working with serialisation tracking and vision systems*** **Strong experience of PLC, HMI and SCADA programming*** **High level of technical understanding of pharmaceutical processes and equipment requirements including Quality and EHS requirements*** **Member of engineering body working towards chartership*** **Knowledge of GAMP*** **Effective problem-solving skills*** **Very limited - on-call shift pattern to provide CRITICAL only business support, ‘out of hours’ production operates 24/5****We appreciate your interest in joining our organisation. If the current opportunity doesn't align with your career aspirations, we encourage you to join one of our talent pools. By doing so, our recruiters will have the opportunity to connect with you when a suitable role becomes available based on your CV. We value your skills and expertise, and we look forward to potentially collaborating with you in the future.****Additional Job Description:****Primary Location:**GB Cambridge**Job Posting Date:**2025-11-26**Job Type:**Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)