Job Title: Automation and Controls Engineer
Location: Devens, MA 
Durantion: Contract to Hire

Must Haves:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in chemical or electrical engineering (or related field) is required with a minimum of 5 year of experience, or a minimum of 10 years of practical experience.
• Experience in the fields of process control and automation with project management experience in the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
• Experience with and a thorough understanding of technical concepts, practices and procedures in bulk pharmaceutical manufacturing, and related support systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Project,and Visio) is essential.
• Must be able to read and understand repair manuals, specifications, drawings, and schematic diagrams and execute timely and accurately.
• Excellent verbal and written (including technical writing) communication and interpersonal skills are a must.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and be attentive to detail.
• Experience in operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and programming of Delta V Distributed Control Systems as well as Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC systems is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities: 

• Oversee all phases of automation and control related project design activities.
• Develop controls portions of User Requirement Documents for all projects.
• Analyze safety instrumented systems and design safety rated interlock systems.
• Prepare comprehensive requests for proposals for all controls project work.
• Manage outside contractors who are employed to complete projects within agreed-upon timelines and budget.
• Responsible for managing all plant floor level control systems and organizing all architectures, programming, and control systems for future projects.
• Serve as the facility expert on all plant control systems to enable effective in-house troubleshooting and updates without requiring outside resources.
• Participate in continual process improvement programs, including minimizing utilities usage.
• Maintains and updates all automation and control system documentation, including both hardware and software.
• Maintain a database of current and archive automation programs.
• Develop standards for automation and communication.
• Develop master plans for automation on site.
• Develop and maintain software backup systems and recovery systems.
• Applies cGMP concepts in association with department specific responsibilities.
• Ensures all documentation produced are compliant with cGMP standards.
• Responsible for contributing to audit readiness and for participating in quality audits with FDA, other Regulatory Agencies, and customers, as needed.