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Senior Ignition SCADA Engineer

Limerick

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Type of contract:Permanent

Location(s): Limerick

Language(s):English

Mobility:Some Travel

Application Deadline: 29/01/2027

Senior Ignition SCADA Engineer:

Join NNIT and take a leading role in designing and delivering end to end industrial automation solutions for customers in highly regulated industries. As a Senior Ignition Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of Ignition based SCADA and MES solutions from early concept and architecture through implementation, commissioning, and ongoing support.

You will work closely with customers, project managers, automation specialists, and validation teams to deliver scalable and reliable systems that support critical production environments. The role requires strong technical expertise combined with the ability to lead solution design and drive successful project execution.

Location: Limerick. This role will be fully onsite for at least the first 6 months. Only candidate who live in the area or can commute daily to site should apply. If relocating you should be able to relocate within a short time frame and therefore only EU and UK citizens or candidates with a valid work permit should apply.

Staff or Contractor opportunity

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead end to end system design and delivery of Ignition based SCADA and MES solutions
• Define solution architectures and technical standards for automation projects
• Gather and translate customer and business requirements into functional system designs
• Configure, develop, and implement Ignition applications and integrations
• Integrate PLCs, databases, MES platforms, historians, and third party systems
• Participate in FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover activities
• Develop and maintain technical documentation and design specifications
• Support validation and compliance activities in regulated production environment
• Standardise recipe management
• Act as liaison with client PM’s and NNIT delivery resources
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the full system landscape
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure high quality project delivery
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Your Qualifications:

• You must be Ignition Core or Gold certified or have experience delivering at least 3 significant end to end Ignition SCADA implementation projects
• Several years of hands on experience working with Ignition SCADA platforms
• Strong experience delivering industrial automation projects from design through deployment
• Strong Life Sciences – GMP environment – industry experience
• Solid understanding of automation architectures and industrial control systems
• Experience with PLC integration and industrial communication protocols
• Knowledge of scripting, SQL, and database technologies used in Ignition environments
• Experience working in pharmaceutical, life sciences, or other regulated industries is an advantage
• Ability to manage technical complexity and work across multiple project phases
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Professional proficiency in English both written and spoken

What We Offer:

At NNIT, we combine deep industry knowledge with strong technical capabilities to help customers improve and modernize critical production systems. You will join a team where professionalism, collaboration, and responsibility are central to how we work and deliver value.

Fluency in oral and written English is a must.

What’s next?

If you recognize yourself in this role, we’ll be looking forward to hearing from you. Please apply with a full resume that describes your abilities with regard to taking this impactful role in NNIT’s Digital Manufacturing team.

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About NNIT

NNIT is a publicly listed company that specializes in IT solutions to life sciences internationally, and to the public and enterprise sectors in Denmark. We focus on high complexity industries and thrive in environments where regulatory demands and complexity are high. We advise on and build sustainable digital solutions that work for the patients, citizens, employees, end users or customers.

NNIT consists of group company NNIT A/S and subsidiaries SCALES, Excellis Health Solutions and SL Controls. Together, these companies employ more than 1,600 people in Europe, Asia, and USA.

We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively work to eliminate bias and ensure an inclusive workplace where everyone has the right to be seen and heard as they are. We invite interested candidates to apply, no matter their background.

In the interest of fostering a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly request candidates to refrain from including their pictures in their applications.

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