What are the responsibilities and job description for the Automation Engineer - Weekend Shift position at Merck KgaA?
Work Location: Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Shift: No
Department: LS-SC-UJBAH Maintenance Controls
Hiring Manager: Lemuel Gomez
This information is for internals only. Please do not share outside of the organization.
Your Role
In your role as Weekend Controls Engineer, you will provide on-site automation and controls engineering support for weekend production, acting as the escalation point for complex issues beyond automation technician scope and completing improvement work when equipment availability is highest.
This is a weekend schedule (Friday-Sunday), 3 x 12-hour days (36 hours scheduled).
Responsibilities:
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications
OR
Preferred Qualifications
Pay Range for this position: $87,300.00 -$130,900.00 annually
The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.
RSREMD
The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.
Shift: No
Department: LS-SC-UJBAH Maintenance Controls
Hiring Manager: Lemuel Gomez
This information is for internals only. Please do not share outside of the organization.
Your Role
In your role as Weekend Controls Engineer, you will provide on-site automation and controls engineering support for weekend production, acting as the escalation point for complex issues beyond automation technician scope and completing improvement work when equipment availability is highest.
This is a weekend schedule (Friday-Sunday), 3 x 12-hour days (36 hours scheduled).
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the controls escalation resource for weekend production to restore equipment safely and reduce repeat downtime.
- Troubleshoot PLC/HMI/SCADA, drives/motion, instrumentation, safety devices, and industrial communications.
- Read and interpret existing PLC programs to diagnose issues beyond technician level; implement corrective actions and document outcomes.
- Make code or configuration changes when necessary (expected to be rare) and follow established change control and documentation requirements.
- Execute weekend improvement work and small-to-medium projects (e.g., recurring downtime countermeasures, alarm cleanup, minor sequence improvements, obsolescence mitigation, component replacement, standardization).
- Provide operational support for Rockwell/Allen-Bradley systems (majority of site equipment) and support Ignition SCADA and Beckhoff PLC equipment as applicable.
- Work in hazardoclassified areas where ignition source control requirements apply, following site isolation practices and procedures.
- Provide clear handoffs and "weekend learnings" to weekday engineering/maintenance teams.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, Software Engineering, or other Engineering discipline
OR
- High School Diploma or GED and 4 years directly relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong background with Allen-Bradley / Rockwell platforms (e.g., Logix family, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk components).
- Experience supporting large equipment fleets and escalation-based manufacturing support.
- Demonstrated hands-on controls/automation experience supporting manufacturing equipment in a high-uptime environment.
- Independently troubleshoot PLC-controlled machinery by navigating existing programs and systems.
- Work safely and effectively in hazardoclassified areas following applicable procedures.
- Experience with Ignition SCADA (development or troubleshooting) and/or integrating Ignition with PLC systems.
- Experience with Beckhoff/TwinCAT systems.
- Familiarity with industrial networks and OT troubleshooting (e.g., Ethernet/IP and related plant communications).
- Experience working under formal change control and documentation practices in regulated or quality-driven manufacturing environments.
Pay Range for this position: $87,300.00 -$130,900.00 annually
The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses. Benefits offered by the Company include health insurance, paid time off (PTO), retirement contributions, and other perquisites. For more information click here.
RSREMD
The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.
Salary : $87,300 - $130,900