SimoTech
PI Engineer
SimoTechIreland5 days ago
Full-timeInformation Technology

About SimoTech

SimoTech provides manufacturing automation and IT systems engineering, project management and validation services. We partner with life sciences companies to design, build, operate and optimise critical process automation systems that deliver fast track project delivery, operational efficiency, improve manufacturing agility and achieve regulatory compliance.


Why SimoTech

What is it like to work at SimoTech? With a strong collaborative teamwork culture based on respect, trust and excellence, we play a critical partnering role to our clients’ life-changing supply of products to patients. In return, there is excellent salary, benefits, career progression, educational support and much more.


Pi Engineer

SimoTech requires an Aveva PI Engineer for a Pharmaceutical project based in Cork. The role involves working on, and being a key member of, a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) replacement project. Candidates must have at least 5+ years’ experience in a similar role in the Life Sciences Industry.


Key Responsibilities

  • Work with the global Aveva PI team to develop and test element templates for the existing site OSI/Aveva PI system.
  • Create project lifecycle documentation to document the new Element templates.
  • Deploy Element templates to production environment and work with operations in demonstrating their uses.
  • Work with Digital team to develop and validate interfaces from Aveva PI to the Product Lifecycle Management system.
  • Work with Digital teams to assist them with developing manufacturing intelligence platforms based on Aveva PI data.
  • Support the existing PI system including Data Archive, Event Frames and collecting batch history from the manufacturing plants each day.
  • Work with the DeltaV plant support engineers to assist troubleshooting PI interface issues.
  • Develop PI Vision dashboards to present pertinent data to the business users.
  • Create and maintain PI analytics and notifications for plant monitoring.


Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or the Life Sciences.
  • At least 5 years’ experience providing process control and information systems solutions.
  • Experience directing system design, configuration, and application of business processes in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing environment.
  • Experience during project delivery and operations support of Data Historian, Reporting and Analytics systems. Experience with the following systems is preferred; Aveva-PI, PI Notifications.
  • Experience with designing information interfaces, data conversion, and network and infrastructure fundamentals.
  • Ability to anticipate, evaluate and resolve multiple, simultaneous project issues, delays and problems by utilising technical, project management, and business expertise.
  • Ability to translate strategic opportunities and emerging technology solutions into tangible pragmatic executable plans.
  • Working knowledge of GAMP software development lifecycle, ANSI/ISA-S88 and S95 industry standards.
  • Thorough knowledge of Pharmaceutical Industry regulations (cGMP/cGLP, OSHA, EPA/EQB) required.