PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

Engineering Design - Multiple Teams

Controls & Automation EngineeringPosted on Nov 9

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Qualified to degree level and/or hold Chartered Engineer status.
Have extensive experience in Operational Technology and Control & Information Systems within fast-moving consumer goods or manufacturing environments.
Have expertise in programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition, manufacturing execution systems, and industrial control systems.
Have expertise in Operational Technology infrastructure and network architectures.
Have expertise in cybersecurity in Operational Technology environments.
Have proven experience leading large-scale capital and digital transformation programs.
Have experience operating across multi-site, multi-country organizations.
Demonstrate the ability to build cross-functional relationships and align Design and Execute teams across regions.
Have recognized technical expertise and the ability to set standards, provide governance, and ensure scalable, consistent Operational Technology and Control & Information Systems solutions.

Responsibilities

Define and govern Operational Technology and Control & Information Systems architecture, standards, and roadmaps across EMEA.
Ensure alignment with global enterprise architecture and cybersecurity frameworks.
Act as the regional authority for control systems, Operational Technology infrastructure, and digital manufacturing technologies.
Lead Operational Technology cybersecurity strategy, compliance, and risk mitigation across all sites.
Ensure adherence to relevant standards, including NIST and IEC 62443.
Oversee incident-response readiness and cyber-risk management processes.
Provide visibility and reporting on cybersecurity posture and risks.
Provide design authority and technical governance for Operational Technology and automation components of capital projects, including controls systems for snacks and beverage lines.
Define system architecture, standards, and specifications for all investments.
Partner with Engineering Execute teams to ensure effective and compliant delivery.
Support key project stages, including user requirements specifications, design reviews, factory acceptance testing, and commissioning, to ensure alignment with standards and business requirements.
Act as the EMEA design authority for Operational Technology and Control & Information Systems across all sectors.
Own and govern standards, ensuring consistent application across all projects and sites.
Provide technical oversight and assurance across the full project lifecycle.
Resolve ambiguity between design and execution to ensure optimal business outcomes.
Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of programmable logic controller, supervisory control and data acquisition, manufacturing execution system, and warehouse control system platforms.
Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of Operational Technology infrastructure and network architectures.
Ensure system reliability, performance, and long-term sustainability.
Lead the Operational Technology contribution to digital initiatives, including DVC, manufacturing execution systems, and paperless processes.
Enable integration between Information Technology and Operational Technology systems.
Translate business requirements into scalable, data-driven solutions.
Build and develop engineering capability across regional and site teams.
Define and embed best practices, standards, and training frameworks.
Ensure sustainable support models for critical Operational Technology systems.
Manage strategic relationships with key suppliers, including Rockwell Automation and system integrators.
Ensure delivery quality, standardization, and value for money.
Support supplier strategy and capability development.
Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Technology, and Global teams to align priorities.
Influence senior stakeholders across regions and functions.
Act as the primary EMEA interface for global Operational Technology and digital initiatives.

Overview

The role provides senior technical leadership and leads a team of subject matter experts being accountable for Operational Technology (OT), Control & Information Systems (C&IS), CyberSecurity and Digital Manufacturing capabilities impacting the Food & Bev capital investments (growth, productivity, automation, compliance) executed across EMEA, spanning +100 Food/Bev plants and Warehouse operations.

The role leads the implementation of Control System Architecture across all capital projects enabling integration and standardisation as per Pep Operational Technology (OT) global strategy while covering a portfolio of different Food process platforms (PC, Stax, TC, Extruded, Oats & RBS etc.) along with Primary/Secondary Packaging, and Bev process platforms (PET, Can, RGB across CSD and NCB)

Responsibilities

Strategy & Architecture

Define and govern OT and C&IS architecture, standards, and roadmaps across EMEA

Ensure alignment with global enterprise architecture and cybersecurity frameworks

Act as the regional authority for control systems, OT infrastructure, and digital manufacturing technologies

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Lead OT cybersecurity strategy, compliance, and risk mitigation across all sites

Ensure adherence to relevant standards (e.g. NIST, IEC62443)

Oversee incident response readiness and cyber risk management processes

Provide visibility and reporting on cybersecurity posture and risks

Capital Program Leadership

Provide design authority and technical governance for OT and automation components of capital projects (Controls Systems of Snacks lines, Beverage lines)

Define system architecture, standards, and specifications for all investments

Partner with Engineering Execute teams to ensure effective and compliant delivery

Support key project stages (URS, design reviews, FAT, commissioning) to ensure alignment with standards and business requirements

Design Authority & Governance

Act as the EMEA design authority for OT and C&IS systems across all sectors

Own and govern standards, ensuring consistent application across all projects and sites

Provide technical oversight and assurance across the full project lifecycle

Resolve ambiguity between design and execution to ensure optimal business outcomes

Technology & Systems Leadership

Lead the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of:

PLC, SCADA, MES, and WCS systems

OT infrastructure and network architectures

Ensure system reliability, performance, and long-term sustainability

Digital Transformation

Lead OT contribution to digital initiatives (e.g. DVC, MES, Paperless)

Enable integration between IT and OT systems

Translate business requirements into scalable, data-driven solutions

Capability & Organisation Development

Build and develop engineering capability across regional and site teams

Define and embed best practices, standards, and training frameworks

Ensure sustainable support models for critical OT systems

Vendor & Partner Management

Manage strategic relationships with key suppliers (e.g. Rockwell Automation, system integrators)

Ensure delivery quality, standardisation, and value for money

Support supplier strategy and capability development

Stakeholder Leadership

Partner with Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, and Global teams to align priorities

Influence senior stakeholders across regions and functions

Act as the primary EMEA interface for global OT and digital initiatives

Qualifications

Qualified to degree level and/or Chartered Engineer status

Extensive experience in OT / C&IS within FMCG or manufacturing environments

Strong expertise in:

PLC, SCADA, MES, and industrial control systems

OT infrastructure and network architectures

Cybersecurity in OT environments

Proven leadership of large-scale capital and digital transformation programs

Experience operating across multi-site, multi-country organisations

Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and align Design and Execute teams across regions

Technical Leadership & Design Authority – Recognised expertise with proven ability to set standards, provide governance, and ensure scalable, consistent OT / C&IS solutions.

About the Company

PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

PepsiCo makes snack foods and soft drinks that supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants sell around the world. It owns some of the most familiar grocery brands, including Lay's and Doritos chips from its Frito-Lay division and Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade on the drinks side, along with Quaker oats and cereals. The company runs its own plants and distribution network and earns most of its money selling finished products to retailers and foodservice customers, while partner bottlers produce some of its drinks under license. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Harrison, NY
Founded: 1965

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