Automation and Controls Engineer

Devens, Massachusetts

Employer: System One Holdings, LLC
Industry: 
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Job Title: Automation and Controls Engineer
Location: Devens, MA
Durantion: Contract to Hire

Must Haves:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical or electrical engineering (or related field) is required with a minimum of 5 year of experience, or a minimum of 10 years of practical experience.
  • Experience in the fields of process control and automation with project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
  • Experience with and a thorough understanding of technical concepts, practices and procedures in bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing, and related support systems is strongly preferred.
  • Experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project,and Visio) is essential.
  • Must be able to read and understand repair manuals, specifications, drawings, and schematic diagrams and execute timely and accurately.
  • Excellent verbal and written (including technical writing) communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
  • Must have excellent organizational skills and be attentive to detail.
  • Experience in operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and programming of Delta V Distributed Control Systems as well as Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC systems is strongly preferred.


Responsibilities:

  • Oversee all phases of automation and control related project design activities.
  • Develop controls portions of User Requirement Documents for all projects.
  • Analyze safety instrumented systems and design safety rated interlock systems.
  • Prepare comprehensive requests for proposals for all controls project work.
  • Manage outside contractors who are employed to complete projects within agreed-upon timelines and budget.
  • Responsible for managing all plant floor level control systems and organizing all architectures, programming, and control systems for future projects.
  • Serve as the facility expert on all plant control systems to enable effective in-house troubleshooting and updates without requiring outside resources.
  • Participate in continual process improvement programs, including minimizing utilities usage.
  • Maintains and updates all automation and control system documentation, including both hardware and software.
  • Maintain a database of current and archive automation programs.
  • Develop standards for automation and communication.
  • Develop master plans for automation on site.
  • Develop and maintain software backup systems and recovery systems.
  • Applies cGMP concepts in association with department specific responsibilities.
  • Ensures all documentation produced are compliant with cGMP standards.
  • Responsible for contributing to audit readiness and for participating in quality audits with FDA, other Regulatory Agencies, and customers, as needed.
Created: 2024-05-14
Reference: 318384
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
City: Devens

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