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Job Description
Lead Automation Engineer to manage and deliver the complete automation scope for a Greenfield manufacturing facility, from Basic Design through Detailed Engineering, Procurement Support, Installation, FAT, SAT, Commissioning, and Handover.
The role requires strong technical and leadership experience in industrial automation systems with explicit accountability for Safety, Quality, Schedule, and Cost. The Lead Automation Engineer will act as the single-point owner for automation packages, manage delayed package recovery, and control Scope Change Orders (SCOs) related to automation.
Tasks and responsibilities
1. Design Management (Basic to Detailed Engineering)
Lead Basic and Detailed Automation Engineering activities with OEMs, system integrators, and internal SMEs.
Ensure completeness and quality of P&IDs;, Control Narratives, I/O Lists, Instrument Index, Logic Diagrams, and HMI philosophies.
Leading an area with a team- setting direction, planning, execution & handover.




Review and approve automation deliverables for constructability, operability, maintainability, and compliance.
Drive Design Reviews and ensure outputs support timely procurement and installation.
2. Automation Package Execution (DCS / PLC / SCADA / Batch Systems)
Act as technical owner for automation systems including DCS, PLC, SCADA, EMS, and Batch Management systems as applicable.
Define and review Batch Automation architecture in line with ISA-88/95 standards.
Acting as subject matter experts in own discipline.
Supervising/Development of functional specification of complex units.
Lead implementation of Batch Manager / Batch Executive systems including recipe design, master recipes, control recipes, and equipment models.
Supervising/Developing DCS application coding based on programming standards and design guidelines.
Coordinate with Process owners for software development, batch configuration, documentation, licenses, and spares.
Ensure alignment

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