Job Summary
Viltra Ltd is a specialist provider of wastewater treatment solutions serving domestic, commercial, industrial, and agricultural clients across the UK and Ireland. The company designs, installs, and maintains site-specific treatment systems, pumping stations, and ancillary infrastructure, ensuring full regulatory compliance and long-term reliability. In collaboration with ATU Donegal through the Innovation Boost programme, Viltra is developing an IoT-enabled monitoring platform to deliver real-time performance insights and early-fault diagnostics for treatment installations. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for a graduate engineer to apply digital technologies to environmental infrastructure and contribute to the next generation of smart-water systems.
Job Description
Reporting to the Operations Manager and working closely with ATU Donegal’s WiSAR research team, the Automation/IoT Systems Engineer will lead the design, development and deployment of the new real-time monitoring product for wastewater treatment plants.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop IoT-enabled hardware and software for process monitoring and fault detection.
- Build and test sensor integration, data logging and communication modules.
- Develop cloud database and dashboard visualisation tools for remote diagnostics.
- Conduct live system testing and data validation on pilot plants.
- Collaborate with academic partners on algorithm design for anomaly detection.
- Prepare technical documentation, user manuals and training materials.
- Support knowledge transfer and staff training within Viltra post-project.
- Ensure compliance with CE marking and data-protection requirements.
The successful graduate will lead
this project, in a supportive partnership with Atlantic Technological University as part of the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme.
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 19/01/2026