Job Description: Our client is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer. This role demands proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms.
Location: Wilmington, MA (Onsite)
Relocation Assistance: No
Pay Range: $131,000 - $140,000
Vacancies: 1

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and implement innovative automation solutions and design standards.
• Conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery.
• Develop control system architecture, select components, detail schematic diagrams, program controllers, process visualization, and implement/commission control systems.
• Design, detail, and implement industrial networking systems using protocols like Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.
• Manage projects including execution plans, budgets, scheduling, task prioritization, financial tracking, and reporting.
• Oversee daily project operations, ensuring overall project profitability.
• Act as technical lead and mentor for lower-level engineers and technicians, possibly taking on the role of Project Manager for smaller projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Over 10 years of experience in automation, with significant capabilities in:
  • PLC platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, Modicon.
  • HMI/SCADA platforms such as GE iFIX, Rockwell FactoryTalk View, Inductive Automation’s Ignition, Siemens.
  • DCS platforms such as Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell PlantPAx, or similar.
  • Familiarity with electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and NEC references.
  • Experience with AutoCAD.
  • Leading and mentoring engineering teams.
  • Managing automation design and implementation projects in the Life Science industry.
  • All phases of automation projects including conceptual design, implementation, testing, start-up, and commissioning of PCS, SCADA, and DCS.
  • Strong knowledge of S88 Batch, cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP5, System and Software Development Life Cycles, and validation.
  • IT/OT networking, automation protocols (HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Ethernet I/P, OPC, Modbus TCP/IP), and relational databases (SQL, Oracle).
• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills.
• Professional references, including one from a subordinate, a peer, and a manager.

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 10+ years of process automation experience.
• Minimum of 5 years in the Life Sciences industry.
• Proficiency with Ignition, Rockwell, and relevant regulatory requirements (cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11).
• Experience in all phases of automation projects.
• Knowledge of S88 Batch, GAMP5, System and Software Development Life Cycles, and validation.
• Experience with relational databases (SQL, Oracle) and automation protocols (HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Traditional I/O, Profibus, Ethernet I/P, OPC, Modbus TCP/IP).

Nice to Have:

• Experience with AutoCAD.
• Familiarity with electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references.