Automation Equipment Engineer

Automation Equipment Engineer

Hovione

Lisbon, Portugal

You will be responsible to:

Are you driven by purpose and passionate about building a more sustainable future? At Hovione, we are seeking a proactive and collaborative Automation Equipment Engineer to join our team in Portugal. This role is ideal for someone with a background in the pharmaceutical or chemical industry who thrives on connecting departments, driving sustainability initiatives, and embedding environmental responsibility into everyday operations.

Your Role:

As a Automation Equipment Engineer, you will:

• Develop automation systems to control industrial processes;
• Define requirements, plan, and manage new Global Automation equipment projects or changes to the existing ones;
• Develop and review / approve specification, testing document templates, as well as internal and standard operating procedures (IOP, SOP);
• Collaborate with Automation sites to support exchange proven practices and standards;
• Collaborate in internal / external audits and inspections;
• Follow HSE program, participate in PHA, FMEA and HAZOP.

We are looking to recruit a Candidate:

• Engineering Degree (preferably Mechanical or Automation Engineering with chemical manufacturing automation experience);
• Equipment automation design, commissioning, and qualification;
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in automated control systems, preferably in the pharmaceutical sector;
• Good understanding and knowledge of control systems (DCS, SCADA and PLC);
• Good computer skills (office software tools, preferably with computer programming knowledge: Sequential Flow Charts and Function Block diagrams, Mathematical software packages);
• Fluent in English written and spoken;
• Project management, coordination, communication, and leadership skills;
• Team spirit, initiative, dynamism, and creativity;
• Root cause analysis / problem-solving skills.