Engineer, Automation Engineering

• Job title Engineer, Automation Engineering
• Function Supply Chain Engineering
• Sub function Packaging Design Engineering
• Category Engineer, Packaging Design Engineering (ST4 – E24)
• Location Beerse / Belgium
• Date posted May 21 2026
• Requisition number R-075746
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for Engineer, Automation Engineering to be in Beerse.

Purpose:

As an Engineer within the MST (Manufacturing Science & Technology) Automation team, you are responsible for optimizing and automating manufacturing equipment and processes across the OT landscape. You contribute to scalable, reliable, and compliant automation solutions aligned with ISA-95 principles and enterprise architecture standards.

You leverage data from interconnected systems (e.g., PLC/SCADA, MES, and enterprise layers) to monitor performance, generate insights, and support data-driven decision-making. In close collaboration with Senior Engineers and cross-functional teams (IT, QA, Engineering), you support the integration of equipment into the OT environment, ensuring proper data flow, system interoperability, and compliance with GxP and data integrity requirements.

You play an active role in automation and digitalization projects, translating manufacturing needs into structured technical requirements and supporting the full lifecycle from design through FAT/SAT and implementation. Additionally, you contribute to the development and maintenance of standardized automation documentation, aligned with validation practices and ISA-95 models, to ensure consistency, scalability, and audit readiness.

You also support knowledge transfer within the team by coaching interns and engineers, fostering best practices in automation engineering, OT integration, and structured documentation.

You will be responsible for:

• Data Processing:

  • Gather and analyze data from various sources.

  • Structure and visualize data for easy accessibility and usability in analyses.

• Stakeholder Advising:

  • Provide insights based on data analysis to management and stakeholders.

  • Assist in informed decision-making by highlighting trends, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.

• Collaboration with Senior Engineer:

  • Work closely with the Senior Engineer on complex projects.

  • Provide technical support, conduct tests, and report findings

• Project Initiation:

  • Participate in initiating and planning projects for new machine acquisition and implementation.

  • Map needs and formulate requirements for the projects.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Advising and collaborating with stakeholders

• Project management

• GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) procedures

• Knowledge of automation technologies

• Process optimization

• Knowledge of equipment and machines

• Reporting and documenting

• Master’s scientific degree or engineering

• Bachelors electromechanics or Engineering

• Fluent in Dutch and English, written and spoken

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In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.