Senior Automation Engineer - Manufacturing (12 month fixed term contract)
Location: Glenrothes or Livingston. Hours: 37 hours per week. Role Type: Onsite.
What You Will Do
- System Design & Development: Create and optimize automated systems, including robotics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and SCADA systems for manufacturing and testing.
- Process Optimisation: Lead 'cradle to grave' projects (from bid to commissioning) to improve safety, cycle time, and cost through automation.
- Process Automation: Develop workflows and tooling to automate routine operational tasks, ensuring they are consistent, repeatable, and scalable.
- Programming & Controls: Develop and optimise programs for PLCs (Siemens S7, Allen Bradley), industrial robots (Fanuc, ABB, Kuka), and HMI/SCADA systems.
- Infrastructure Management: Provision and optimize infrastructure, often using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Testing & Validation: Lead commissioning of robotic cells and assembly systems; perform First Article Inspection (FAI) and ensure compliance with safety standards (ISO 9001 or AS9100).
- Observability & Support: Maintain platform observability and respond to incidents through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to improve service efficiency.
- System Integration: Design and implement interfaces between MES (e.g., Werum PAS X, Rockwell Pharmasuite), ERP systems (SAP S/4HANA), and shop floor automation (PLC/SCADA).
- Recipe & Workflow Design: Author, test Electronic Batch Records (EBR) and manufacturing recipes following ISA 95/ISA 88 standards.
- Data Management: Develop data pipelines and dashboards for real time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) such as yield, cycle time, and OEE.
Qualifications - Essential
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Controls).
- Experience: Solid manufacturing experience, ideally in highly regulated sectors such as Life Sciences, Aerospace & Defence, FMCG.
- MES Platforms: Experience with systems like Emerson Syncade, Siemens Opcenter, or Apriso.
- Industrial Automation Tools: Hands on experience with Siemens S7/TIA Portal, FANUC.
Qualifications - Preferred
- Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++; scripting in PowerShell or Bash; SQL for database queries; VB Script, XML, or Java.
- Industrial Networks: Knowledge of OPC UA, Ethernet/IP, and database administration.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days.
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
- 6 salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
- Flexible benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice options, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced family friendly policies: maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Flexible working arrangements - remote, hybrid, or site based, tailoring to individual needs.
- Up to 5 paid days volunteering per year.
For this role, the successful hire must be a permanent UK resident and complete a baseline (BPSS) security and background check.
RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.