Senior Automation Engineer

Date Posted: 2026-04-28 • Country: United Kingdom • Location: Glenrothes, Fife • Position Role Type: Onsite • Job Title: Senior Automation Engineer • Function: Manufacturing • Duration: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) • Hours: Full Time (37 hours per week) • Location(s): Glenrothes or Livingston

What You Will Do

• System Design & Development: Create and optimize automated systems, including robotics, 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 utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Testing & Validation: Lead the commissioning of robotic cells and assembly systems; perform First Article Inspection (FAI) and ensure compliance with 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 (like SAP S/4HANA), and shop‑floor automation.
• Recipe & Workflow Design: Author and 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 KPIs such as yield, cycle time, and OEE.

Qualifications

You Must Have:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or Controls).
• Experience: Solid experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally in highly regulated sectors (Life Sciences, Aerospace & Defence, FMCG).
• MES Platforms: Experience with systems such as Emerson Syncade, Siemens Opcenter, or Apriso.
• Industrial Automation Tools: Hands‑on experience with Siemens S7/TIA Portal and FANUC.
• Nationality & Security: Permanent UK resident and completion of a baseline BPSS security and background check.

We Prefer:

• Programming & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Java, or C++, plus scripting in PowerShell or Bash.
• Database & Scripting: Proficiency in SQL, VBScript, XML, or Java.
• Industrial Networks: Knowledge of OPC UA, Ethernet/IP, and database administration.

What We Offer

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday plus 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).
• Life assurance at 6 times salary with pension.
• Flexible benefits scheme with salary sacrifice options including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work.
• Enhanced sick pay and family‑friendly policies (enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave).
• Flexible working: 37‑hour week, remote or hybrid options, and formal flexible arrangements subject to role.
• Up to 5 paid days of volunteering each year.

#LI-VD1 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.

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