Equipment & Technology Development + Automation Lead

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Resumen del Puesto: El Ingeniero Senior liderará la evolución tecnológica de los sistemas de producción de Tarjetas de Pago, modernizando las líneas existentes y adquiriendo nueva maquinaria. Puntos Destacados: 1. Liderar la evolución tecnológica de sistemas de producción de Tarjetas de Pago. 2. Modernizar líneas de producción existentes e integrar estándares Industry 4.0. 3. Colaborar con proveedores para equipos "MES-ready" y automatización avanzada. **G\+D hace más segura la vida de miles de millones de personas en todo el mundo. Creamos confianza en la era digital con tecnologías de seguridad integradas en tres áreas de negocio: Seguridad Digital, Plataformas Financieras y Tecnología Monetaria. Hemos sido un socio confiable para nuestros clientes durante más de 170 años con nuestras soluciones innovadoras para SecurityTech! Somos un grupo tecnológico internacional y una empresa familiar tradicional con más de 14,000 empleados en 40 países. Crear Confianza es nuestro camino hacia el éxito. La confianza es la base de nuestra cooperación en G\+D.****En Tecnología de Pago, nuestra misión es estar al inicio de cada transacción y hacerla segura y sencilla. También creamos soluciones de pago y banca contemporáneas en nuestra era digital. Como único punto de contacto, producimos y personalizamos cientos de millones de tarjetas de pago cada año y almacenamos sus "gemelos digitales" \- móviles y digitales. ¿Te gustaría dar forma activamente a la transformación digital con nosotros?** **Senior Engineer: Equipment \& Technology Development \+ Automation Lead** **Job Summary** The Senior Engineer will lead the technological evolution of our **Payment Cards** production systems, leading both the acquisition \& development of new machinery and the **modernization of existing production lines globally**. This role bridges the gap between legacy equipment and modern **Industry 4\.0** standards, ensuring that all assets — new and old — are optimized as well for **Sustainable Materials**, Identity cards and full **MES integration**. **Key Responsibilities*** **Legacy Equipment Modernization (Brownfield Automation):** + Assess and upgrade current production lines to increase automation levels, reducing manual intervention and improving **OEE**. + Retrofit existing machinery with advanced sensors, **IoT gateways**, and updated **PLC/HMI** systems to enable real\-time data collection. + Implement automated **Vision Inspection Systems** on older lines to standardize quality control for artwork and security features. + Implement current process and machines automation integrations through Cobots, Robots, bridges and other similar means. * **Supplier Partnership \& New Tech Development:** + Partner with global OEMS to develop "MES\-ready" equipment for for smart cards production. + To co\-lead, with related Manufacturing Process Owners, the technical specifications and **FAT/SAT** for new high\-speed and automated production equipment. + Ensure new vendor solutions are compatible with the existing plant footprint and material flows. + Partner with Line Automation Solution Suppliers to find the most suitable solutions for increasing the automation rate of the current production lines \& equipment. * **MES \& Operations Digital Transformation:** + Bridge legacy equipment to the Company **Manufacturing Execution System (MES)** using protocols like **OPC UA** or MQTT, ensuring 1:1 traceability across the entire shop floor. + Standardize the digital "handshake" between various machine generations and the Card Production System. * **Key Performance Indicators Owner** + To define and to monitor together with the Worldwide Operations sites, the KPI´s define. + To act and to stablish Action Plans with related stakeholders in case KPI´s are out of target + To work continuously with the respective production sites aiming for Productivity, Quality and Safety increase. * **Team Leadership** + To indirectly lead engineering colleagues in different production sites to have one Global View \& Direction in regards to Equipment Development \& Automation. **Qualifications \& Requirements** * **Experience:** 10\+ years in **Smart Card manufacturing**, with specific experience in **retrofitting and upgrading** and automating industrial machinery. * **AI Skills:** Proven experience of implementing AI tools / systems on Smart Cards or Passport production lines. * **Technical Skills:** To be graduated in Mechanical, Electronics, Industrial or other related field Engineering. Software development experience will be a plus. * **Automation projects** experience: Proven ability on being the company interface with automation and equipment connection suppliers, defining the requirements for the company within the internal interfaces and transferring the knowledge / needs to the partners / suppliers. * **Supplier Selection Process:** To have a track for active participation in such processes being the technical evaluator \& decision maker of the chosen supplier \& its solutions * **Project Leadership:** Proven ability to manage **Projects / Programs** for new equipment while simultaneously leading internal **Continuous Improvement** automation projects with savings higher than 1 Million Euros. **Travel Availability** * **Expect Travels that can go up to 20% of the work time.** ### ### **Contact** **HR Team Spain** seleccion.gdi@gi\-de.com ### **JOB OFFER****Job Details** --------------- **Job Title** Equipment \& Technology Development \+ Automation Lead **Business Sector** Giesecke \+ Devrient ePayments Iberia S.A C/ 114 nº 27 Polígon Pratenc **Requisition ID** 26818 **Location** Prat de Llobregat (BCN), ES **Career level** Con experiencia **Job Type** Tiempo completo, Contrato permanente **Contact** HR Team Spain seleccion.gdi@gi\-de.com Somos una empresa comprometida con la igualdad de oportunidades. 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