Senior Automation & Equipment Reliability Engineer (Medical Devices)
Location: Galway
About the Opportunity
Our client is a leading multinational medical device manufacturer operating within a highly regulated cleanroom environment. Due to continued investment and growth, they are seeking a Senior Automation & Equipment Reliability Engineer to join their engineering team.
This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional with strong automated equipment troubleshooting experience who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, improving equipment reliability and driving manufacturing performance.
The successful candidate will become a key technical subject matter expert for automated production equipment and will play a critical role in supporting manufacturing operations, reducing downtime and delivering continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead complex equipment troubleshooting and root cause investigations.
- Support highly automated manufacturing equipment within a regulated production environment.
- Analyse equipment downtime trends and implement corrective actions.
- Execute and improve preventative maintenance programmes.
- Drive equipment reliability, performance and uptime improvements.
- Support line stability and manufacturing performance initiatives.
- Develop and improve tooling, fixtures and manufacturing support equipment.
- Support spare parts management and equipment readiness programmes.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to production and technical teams.
- Maintain accurate engineering, maintenance and GMP documentation.
- Participate in equipment and process improvement projects.
- Support operational excellence and continuous improvement activities.
Essential Requirements
- Level 7 qualification in Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Automation or related technical discipline.
- Minimum 5 years' experience within medical device manufacturing.
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment.
- Strong hands-on electrical fault-finding capability.
- Experience troubleshooting electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems.
- Experience working within GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
- Preventative maintenance experience.
- Root cause analysis and structured problem-solving capability.
- Strong technical reporting and documentation skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven continuous improvement mindset.
Desirable Experience
- Servo drives and motion control systems.
- PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment.
- Sensors and automated control systems.
- Tooling and fixture development.
- SolidWorks, AutoCAD or other CAD software.
- Prototype development and 3D printing.
- Cleanroom manufacturing experience.
- Technical leadership or mentoring experience.
Candidate Screening Questions
- How many years' experience do you have supporting automated manufacturing equipment within a medical device manufacturing environment?
- Can you describe your hands-on electrical fault-finding experience and provide an example of a complex fault you diagnosed and resolved?
- What experience do you have troubleshooting automated equipment involving electrical, mechanical and pneumatic systems?
- Have you led root cause investigations into equipment failures? If so, which methodologies have you used?
- What preventative maintenance programmes have you supported or owned, and what impact did they have on equipment reliability or uptime?
6. Do you hold a Level 7 qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline, and what is your current notice period?
If interested in hearing more in confidence please send your CV to [email protected]
For additional information or confidential enquiries:
Morgan Danaher
Principal Executive Recruiter
Cpl Life Sciences & Engineering
📱 087 1647527
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