Responsibilities / TasksWe are looking for a Lead Digital Solutions Engineer to drive the development and delivery of digital solutions that enhance the performance, reliability, sustainability, and operational visibility of industrial process equipment within the Food &amp; Beverage industry. This position can be based in Alcobendas (Spain) or Naas (Ireland), depending on the selected candidate. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who has built and delivered industrial software solutions throughout their career and has progressively taken on leadership responsibilities. You will combine technical expertise with the ability to guide development teams, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure successful product delivery. As the technical lead for digital products, you will act as the link between Product Management, Software Engineering, Automation, Cloud Architecture, and other key stakeholders, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with customer needs. What you will do:<ul><li>Lead the technical development and lifecycle management of digital products.</li><li>Provide technical leadership to software engineers, automation specialists, and external development partners.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Product Management to align priorities, roadmaps, and release strategies.</li><li>Translate business and customer requirements into well-defined epics, features, and actionable development tasks.</li><li>Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, customer feedback, technical dependencies, and strategic objectives.</li><li>Drive architectural decisions and ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with company standards.</li><li>Create and maintain solution architecture, technical design documentation, implementation specifications, sprint plans, release notes, and product backlogs.</li><li>Provide hands-on support across software development, API integration, data engineering, troubleshooting, proof-of-concept development, and technical design reviews.</li><li>Coordinate software upgrades, releases, patches, and lifecycle management activities.</li><li>Proactively manage risks impacting delivery timelines or product quality and drive mitigation plans.</li><li>Develop and deliver monthly performance reports highlighting solution status, development progress, key achievements, and KPI attainment.</li></ul>Your Profile / Qualifications<ul><li>Master’s degree in Engineering.</li><li>Professional certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince2, or similar).</li><li>Agile certification (Scrum Master, Product Owner, or similar).</li><li>5+ years of experience in industrial software, MES, automation, IIoT, or digital manufacturing.</li><li>Experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders.</li><li>Knowledge of data modelling, analytics, system integration, and APIs.</li><li>Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.</li><li>Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>English (C1) and fluent Spanish.</li></ul> Preferred experience:<ul><li>Azure App Services, Azure DevOps, Databricks, InfluxDB, and Angular.</li><li>Digital product design and UX.</li><li>Food &amp; Beverage manufacturing processes.</li><li>ISA-95 and IEC 62443.</li><li>Additional language skills in French, German, or Portuguese.</li></ul> If you are passionate about digital innovation, industrial software, and leading the delivery of impactful digital solutions, we would love to hear from you.Did we spark your interest? Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.

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Lead Digital Solutions Engineer - Food & Beverage Industry

Responsibilities / TasksWe are looking for a Lead Digital Solutions Engineer to drive the development and delivery of digital solutions that enhance the performance, reliability, sustainability, and operational visibility of industrial process equipment within the Food &amp; Beverage industry. This position can be based in Alcobendas (Spain) or Naas (Ireland), depending on the selected candidate. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who has built and delivered industrial software solutions throughout their career and has progressively taken on leadership responsibilities. You will combine technical expertise with the ability to guide development teams, translate business needs into technical solutions, and ensure successful product delivery. As the technical lead for digital products, you will act as the link between Product Management, Software Engineering, Automation, Cloud Architecture, and other key stakeholders, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with customer needs. What you will do:<ul><li>Lead the technical development and lifecycle management of digital products.</li><li>Provide technical leadership to software engineers, automation specialists, and external development partners.</li><li>Collaborate closely with Product Management to align priorities, roadmaps, and release strategies.</li><li>Translate business and customer requirements into well-defined epics, features, and actionable development tasks.</li><li>Maintain and prioritize the product backlog based on business value, customer feedback, technical dependencies, and strategic objectives.</li><li>Drive architectural decisions and ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with company standards.</li><li>Create and maintain solution architecture, technical design documentation, implementation specifications, sprint plans, release notes, and product backlogs.</li><li>Provide hands-on support across software development, API integration, data engineering, troubleshooting, proof-of-concept development, and technical design reviews.</li><li>Coordinate software upgrades, releases, patches, and lifecycle management activities.</li><li>Proactively manage risks impacting delivery timelines or product quality and drive mitigation plans.</li><li>Develop and deliver monthly performance reports highlighting solution status, development progress, key achievements, and KPI attainment.</li></ul>Your Profile / Qualifications<ul><li>Master’s degree in Engineering.</li><li>Professional certification in Project Management (PMP, Prince2, or similar).</li><li>Agile certification (Scrum Master, Product Owner, or similar).</li><li>5+ years of experience in industrial software, MES, automation, IIoT, or digital manufacturing.</li><li>Experience leading technical teams and coordinating multidisciplinary stakeholders.</li><li>Knowledge of data modelling, analytics, system integration, and APIs.</li><li>Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.</li><li>Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.</li><li>English (C1) and fluent Spanish.</li></ul> Preferred experience:<ul><li>Azure App Services, Azure DevOps, Databricks, InfluxDB, and Angular.</li><li>Digital product design and UX.</li><li>Food &amp; Beverage manufacturing processes.</li><li>ISA-95 and IEC 62443.</li><li>Additional language skills in French, German, or Portuguese.</li></ul> If you are passionate about digital innovation, industrial software, and leading the delivery of impactful digital solutions, we would love to hear from you.Did we spark your interest? Then please click apply above to access our guided application process.

Lead Digital Solutions Engineer - Food & Beverage Industry

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