E&I Project Engineer at Haleon in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

We are currently seeking a Project Engineer (Electrical & Automation) to join our Site Engineering / Project (CAPEX) team. This position reports directly to the CAPEX Manager and is based at our site. The experienced and self-sufficient Project Engineer will act as a technical expert (SME) for the site’s electrical and automation project across manufacturing and packaging, ensuring they are safe, compliant, reliable, and fit for purpose. This role will deliver capital projects end-to-end. The role supports the delivery of outstanding safety, quality, service, and value by enabling robust electrical/automation performance across operations, typically delivering capital projects.

A Day in the Life

With your valuable experience and expertise, you will:

• Lead activities related to project, including defining requirements for managing and controlling the specific risks for which you are accountable (e.g., electrical safety, machine safety, automation change risk).
• Serve as the technical liaison engineer for electrical/automation scope within capital projects including design input, URS/specification development, vendor/contractor coordination, commissioning & qualification support, and handover.
• Lead/support delivery of PLC/SCADA changes and upgrades (including Siemens/Omron platforms), ensuring robust testing, controlled deployment, and effective operational readiness.
• Support integration and deployment of cobots/robotic arms, coordinating OEM/SI activities and ensuring safe integration with line controls, interlocks, and operating procedures.
• Drive process improvement projects to enhance existing electrical/automation systems - improving performance, reliability, data visibility, and operational efficiency.
• Support equipment improvement & automation deployment by partnering with Reliability, Maintenance, Operations.
• Generate and maintain high-quality documentation, including writing, revising, and approving technical SOPs, test protocols, commissioning reports, as-builts, and compliance libraries.
• Provide technical support during regulatory/customer/internal audits related to automation systems, electrical compliance, and computerized/controlled environments.
• Manage Operational Technology (OT) elements related to your scope (automation hardware/software and connections) in a controlled way to reduce cybersecurity risk to the OT environment.
• Collaborate with engineering and site leadership to develop and implement a site electrical/automation strategy, identifying investment opportunities and supporting technology prototyping.
• Support and enhance automation systems such as SCADA improvements, alarms/events rationalisation, OEE/data capture signals, end-of-line automation, and other site digital/automation platforms.

Knowledge and Expertise That Matter Most for This Role

• 5+ years’ relevant experience delivering electrical and automation projects in an industrial manufacturing/packaging environment (CAPEX project execution experience essential).
• Strong hands-on experience supporting industrial automation, including troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and lifecycle management.
• Practical experience with Siemens and/or Omron PLCs, SCADA systems, and controls integration (I/O, instrumentation, panels, industrial networks).
• Exposure to cobot/robotic arm projects or integration in production environments (with OEM/SI support), including safe interfacing with line control systems.
• Good understanding of engineering compliance, documentation expectations, and working to defined internal/external standards (Engineering, Quality, EHS).
• Working knowledge of commissioning practices (FAT/SAT, start-up, performance testing) and strong handover discipline (training, spares, documentation).
• Awareness of OT cybersecurity fundamentals, including control of portable programming devices and good practices for protecting OT environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, align stakeholders, and act as a trusted technical partner across Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Reliability.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Experience using project planning and engineering design tools such as AutoCAD (electrical drawings/layouts, panel/wiring documentation, as-builts), Microsoft Project (project scheduling, critical path tracking, milestone reporting) and/or other relevant tools (e.gSiemens TIA Portal, Omron Sysmac Studio, SCADA configuration environments, industrial network diagnostic tools).

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical
• 5 or more years managing automation / electrical projects within the pharmaceutical / medical device / semi-conductor industry
• Experience with database management and required compliance

Job Posting End Date

2026-11-19

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees.

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

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Note to candidates

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