Lead Engineer Automation

As Exyte, we have access to the full range of biopharma and life sciences projects that our customers execute in Austria, Europe and around the world. Be it revamps and expansions of existing facilities or cutting-edge multi-billion-dollar greenfield sites: we design and build the most complex industrial endeavors humanity is undertaking at any given moment.

Working hand-in-hand in interdisciplinary project teams ranging from a handful of individuals to hundreds of colleagues, we ensure buildings, systems and equipment function together flawlessly so that our customers can supply patients with the products they require. In doing so, our every hour spent, document created and kilometer travelled helps improve, save or extend life all over the globe.

If you are driven by the need to help people, to challenge yourself with complexity, to go the extra mile and look beyond your own discipline, Exyte is the right place for you

As a Lead Engineer Instrumentation & Controls (I&C), you will play a key role in executing our process automation business in Austria, being an integral part of our EPC and EPCM(V) projects.

• Take overall technical and administrative responsibility for the entire I&C scope in our GxP EPC and EPCM(V) projects - in all project phases ranging from conceptual design to qualification/validation
• In projects assigned to you, oversee all work of I&C team members and execute select work yourself
• Manage scope, resources, cost and time of the I&C discipline in projects assigned to you
• Define procurement strategies, select vendors and subcontractors, execute technical clarification and generate technical bid evaluations
• Evaluate vendor's and subcontractor's contracts, manage their changes as well as claims and approve their invoices
• Expedite and lead vendors and subcontractors, review their technical documentation and attend factory acceptance tests
• Coordinate and manage delivery, installation, commissioning and site acceptance testing of goods and services of vendors and subcontractors
• Coordinate and manage qualification and validation of components and systems
• Contribute to the development of Exyte's internal I&C standards

• University degree in electrical engineering, automation, mechatronics or a related technical discipline
• Minimum of two successfully executed EPC or EPCM(V) projects as I&C lead engineer – both in design and execution
• Technical expertise in a variety of automation sub-disciplines such as instrumentation, cabling, control panels, PCS and Historian platforms, PCS and Historian configuration, environmental monitoring systems, package units and peripherals
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Fluency in German and English 
• Willingness to travel within Austria and occasionally within the DACH region. In rare cases, willingness to travel internationally.

• Work on high-profile, technically challenging life sciences projects for leading global clients
• A dynamic and international working environment with a strong team culture
• Individual training and career development opportunities within a global company
• Keep fit: Exyte subsidises your fitness contract through Egym Wellpass at over 5,000 locations in Germany and Austria
• Attractive compensation package in line with the Austrian collective agreement, with willingness to overpay depending on qualifications and experience

 Due to legal reasons, we must disclose the minimum salary for this position, which is € gross per year based on full-time employment. The final salary is based on the individual's qualifications and professional experience.

You want to be part of the Exyte team? We look forward to receiving your application
For further questions and information, please do not hesitate to contact Sophie Engert via E-Mail at

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