Engineer III, Automation

Role Summary

Engineer III, Automation. Motivated Automation Engineer to support administration, reliability, and continuous improvement of GMP-critical automation platforms enabling large-scale biologics production. Hands-on experience across automation technologies and cross-functional engagement with Manufacturing, Quality, Facilities/Utilities, and IT.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting for the site‚Äôs Batch Control System (Emerson DeltaV).
• Support Single-Use Bioreactor operations by administering and maintaining TruBio control platforms.
• Maintain and configure the Manufacturing Data Historian and contextualization layers (OSIsoft PI, PI Vision, interfaces, and AF).
• Support InfoBatch batch reporting integrations, configuration updates, and troubleshooting.
• Administer Building Management and Alarm Management platforms including FactoryTalk, TiPS, and TopView.
• Support Syncade system and database administration activities.
• Participate in automation upgrade projects, system hardening, patching, and lifecycle planning.
• Assist in designing, testing, documenting, and implementing system changes following GMP and validation requirements.
• Support system migrations, virtualization initiatives, server upgrades, and integration with IT infrastructure.
• Provide support as needed for manufacturing operations.
• Troubleshoot equipment, network, and software issues involving PLC, HMIs, historians, MES, and batch control systems.
• Work with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve automation-related deviations.
• Create and maintain system documentation, including user accounts, SOPs, configurations, and validation documentation.
• Ensure automation systems remain audit-ready and compliant with regulatory and corporate standards.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field).
• Required: 2‚Äì4 years of experience supporting automation or control systems in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Required: Experience with at least one of DeltaV, TruBio, PI, InfoBatch, FactoryTalk, Syncade, or equivalent industrial automation platforms.
• Required: Basic working knowledge of control system networks (VLANs, firewalls, virtual machines, domain/LDAP authentication).
• Required: Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex system interactions across multiple layers of automation architecture.
• Required: Comfortable collaborating with teams outside of Automation ‚Äì Process Engineering, Validation, Quality, etc.
• Preferred: Experience in GMP-regulated manufacturing environments.
• Preferred: Familiarity with batch control logic, S88, 21 CFR Part 11, and data integrity principles.
• Preferred: Knowledge of server management, virtualization (Nutanix, VMware), or Windows Server administration.
• Preferred: Experience with scripting or automation tools (PowerShell, Python, SQL).

Skills

• Problem solving and ownership of projects
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Automation system administration and troubleshooting
• Documentation and validation maintenance

Education

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in Engineering (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, or related field)

Additional Requirements

• None beyond listed qualifications.