Senior Automation Engineer - Life Sciences
Role summary
A Senior Automation Engineer with 7-15 years of experience in the Life Sciences industry is needed to design, configure, commission, and qualify control systems in a GxP environment. This role involves managing customer relationships, leading projects, and working with control system platforms like Rockwell and Siemens. The engineer will also be responsible for designing network architectures, control strategies, validation plans, and electrical control cabinets, while ensuring GxP compliance. Travel to client sites for meetings, commissioning, and system validation is expected.
## Overview
Works directly with customers to define functional requirements and design, configure, commission and qualify control systems. Manages customer relationships to ensure long-term account success.
## Responsibilities
- Owns and leads scope of work for projects executed in different platforms.
- Functions as Project Manager for small to medium sized projects. Assists Project Manager on larger projects in identifying changes in project scope and developing change orders.
- Manages a portfolio of projects for Life Science customers and contributes to account strategy/planning.
- Assists in technology program management in partnership with customers
- Demonstrates an understanding of the project scope and schedule.
- Translates functional requirements to system configuration.
- Designs control systems’ network architectures, control strategies and validation plans in a Life Sciences GxP environment.
- Serves as a technical contact for customers.
- Has a firm competency of one or more control systems platforms or industrial processes.
- Adapts to new technologies by applying learned concepts and functionality.
Day to Day Activities:
- Interfacing with the clients in design meetings and conference calls
- Working with the project team leading less experienced engineers and taking directions from the project manager or customer point of contact
- Oversee the following as part of quality project delivery
- Programming controllers with Rockwell and Siemens
- Designing electrical control cabinets and panels
- Validation of the system configuration to verify functions
- Travel to client site for project meetings
- Travel to client site for system commissioning
## Qualifications
- 7-15 years of experience in automation
- As a minimum, must be at least proficient with one or more of the following platforms:
- Rockwell
- Schneider
- AVEVA/PI
- Experience on other control system platforms is a plus.
- Thorough understanding of control system design, coding and project execution in a GxP environment
- Self-motivated, excellent communication skills, and enjoy working with people
- B.S. in Electrical, Chemical, or Computer Engineering or Engineering Technology or related degree
## Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Competitive Base Salary: $110,000–$145,000, depending on experience
- Performance Bonuses: Bonus structure designed to reward results
- Travel Perks: Travel incentives + per-diem packages for field assignments
- Full Benefits Package: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement Ready: 401(k) with company match
- Time Off: Generous PTO which includes vacation, holidays, and unlimited personal time
- Grow With Us:Ongoing training, certifications, and professional development support
