Senior Factory Automation Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We're Hiring: Senior Factory Automation Specialist

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are a forward-thinking organization operating across construction, engineering, industrial operations, and technology-driven solutions. We focus on improving operational efficiency, workplace safety, product quality, and project performance through innovative engineering practices, intelligent automation, and digital transformation.

Our teams collaborate across multiple disciplines to deliver reliable, scalable, and sustainable solutions. We value technical excellence, continuous improvement, practical problem-solving, and the responsible adoption of advanced manufacturing and automation technologies.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Factory Automation Specialist to lead the design, implementation, integration, and optimization of factory automation systems across manufacturing and industrial environments.

In this role, you will oversee automation initiatives involving programmable logic controllers, supervisory control systems, industrial robotics, production equipment, sensors, and manufacturing execution platforms. You will work closely with production, engineering, maintenance, quality assurance, IT, and project management teams to improve production efficiency, reduce downtime, enhance product consistency, and support scalable manufacturing operations.

The ideal candidate has strong expertise in industrial automation, manufacturing processes, control systems, equipment integration, and continuous improvement, combined with the ability to manage technical projects and provide guidance to cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, development, implementation, and optimization of factory automation systems.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and productivity improvement.
• Develop factory automation strategies aligned with production targets, operational requirements, quality objectives, and business goals.
• Assess automation feasibility based on technical requirements, production volumes, equipment capabilities, implementation costs, and expected return on investment.
• Design automated production workflows that improve throughput, repeatability, accuracy, and resource utilization.
• Review manufacturing layouts and production line configurations to identify opportunities for improved equipment integration and material flow.
• Develop technical specifications, functional requirements, control strategies, and system architecture documentation for automation projects.
• Design, configure, and maintain programmable logic controller (PLC) programs for manufacturing machinery and production systems.
• Configure and support supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for production monitoring, control, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain human-machine interface (HMI) applications for equipment operation, process visualization, alarms, and diagnostics.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of distributed control systems where required by manufacturing processes.
• Integrate industrial robots, collaborative robots, automated guided vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, and other automated equipment where appropriate.
• Coordinate the integration of robotic cells, conveyor systems, packaging equipment, assembly stations, and automated inspection systems.
• Configure industrial sensors, actuators, variable frequency drives, servo systems, motor controls, and associated instrumentation.
• Develop control logic for equipment sequencing, interlocks, process coordination, and automated material handling.
• Configure and maintain industrial communication networks and protocols to support reliable communication between machines and control platforms.
• Integrate automation equipment with manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms, and production data systems.
• Support the implementation of industrial Internet of Things technologies for equipment connectivity, performance monitoring, and operational visibility.
• Evaluate automation technologies and equipment vendors based on technical suitability, reliability, compatibility, lifecycle costs, and support capabilities.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, software, and process engineers to ensure successful system integration.
• Review electrical schematics, control panel d