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Abbott

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Abbott Diagnostics

As a result of strong business growth, industry-leading product development in the Diagnostics (“Core Lab”) business and continued commitment to manufacturing at our European sites, we now have an opportunity for a Senior Controls Engineer to join our global Division Engineering team, working with our cGMP manufacturing sites and suppliers/partners in Ireland and across Europe.

THE ROLE:

• Design and integrate control system software for automated machines including PLCs, Robotics, HMI, SCADA, Vision

• Develop, test, commission & support machine control software

• Support our Technical Validation team in creating validation documentation required for regulated industries (URS, FDS, SDS, FAT, etc)

• Specification of control system components

• Collaborate closely within a multi-disciplinary project team throughout an entire project life cycle

• Provide technical direction & support to other controls team members at our manufacturing sites.

REQUIREMENTS:

• PLC & HMI experience essential, preferably with Allen Bradley, Siemens.

• Expert knowledge of automated machine design, specification & development

• Proven experience with robotics, motion control, machine vision, pneumatics etc

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong organisational skills

• A quality minded outlook and a problem-solving attitude

• Needs to work well in a multifunctional team

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com