Senior Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Development of Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS), Detailed Design Specifications (DDS), and Test Scripts
• Act as the overall technical lead depending on the scope and timeline of the project; independently or within a team to Design, Implement and Test process control automation software
• Ensure software project execution is accurate, documented, and delivered on time
• Improve engineering efficiency of the team through training and utilization of engineers and technicians
• Develop, adopt, and maintain a budget for a Control System project
• Write automation-based engineering proposals at the request of Account Management and the Engineering Manager
• Engage cross-functionally between engineering disciplines to ensure deliverables are met on time
• Customer‑facing technical communications
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation/adherence of NECI and engineering policies, procedures and standards
• Read and understand P&ID and SAMA/ISA logic diagrams
• Design, implement, and test complex DeltaV Batch Unit Operations
• Understand and communicate with PLCs
• Provide leadership to team members

Qualifications

• Conferred Bachelor of Science in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of process automation control systems engineering experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
• Knowledge on data collection along with experience in Bus technologies and OPC communication
• Process control knowledge in our focus industries (life sciences - pharmaceutical/biotech, food and beverage, pulp and paper, and power)
• Specific knowledge of cGMP, batch process control in life science industry with validation experience
• Expect travel within the Greater Boston area to customer sites, minor additional travel within US or abroad
• Required Technologies and Systems: Primary DeltaV, Secondary OSI PI, Allen Bradley PLCs, Siemens PLCs, MATLAB, SQL, and Kepware/Matrikon OPC or equivalent