Senior Automation Engineer - Life Sciences

Works directly with customers in the Life Sciences industry to define functional requirements and design, configure, commission and qualify control systems.

Manages customer relationships to ensure long-term account success.

• Owns and leads scope of work for Life Sciences 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.

• 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
• 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
• 7-15 years of experience in automation in the Life Sciences industry
• 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.