Senior Automation Engineer

Join the best radiopharmaceutical company in the world!

If you’re looking to make an impact while building a meaningful career in a specialized, fast-growing field, NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is the place to do it. NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is a growing, commercial-stage company focused on advancing patient care by providing therapeutic radioisotopes and novel radiopharmaceuticals to detect and treat cancer.

At the forefront of NorthStar’s technological innovation is scientific excellence, using first-in-kind electron accelerator technology and integrated campus capabilities to drive progress in radiopharmaceutical manufacturing. Our work is driven by a meaningful mission—advancing life-saving radiopharmaceutical development and ensuring a reliable supply of critical medical isotopes for patients in need. As a rapidly growing organization operating on the cutting edge of science, we offer exceptional career growth and professional development opportunities, supported by world-class facilities and a competitive benefits package.

• Design, Revise and commission PLC, HMI and DCS based technologies with input from cross-functional teams while providing support and direction for junior staff.
• Design, code, test, debug and document programs and systems as needed in support of new designs and current production systems.
• Implement automation changes to existing control system hardware and software, supervising hardware and software modifications done by outside vendors, and development of specifications and testing documentation.
• Develop, plan, implement and support automation based projects, improvement, upgrades, and solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including determination and delivery on cost, time and quality to ensure the sustained production, with an overall focus on productivity and safety. The projects may be within new facilities and/or retrofit of existing.
• Design and implement integration strategies for laboratory and other off the shelf equipment used the production processes.
• Lead responsibility for defining the overall automation strategy and architecture for the assigned area of responsibility. This would include process control, process control network, batch/recipe processing, and integration with MES systems.
• Create, modify, and maintain automation system and documentation, including automation specification documents and SOPs, in a cGMP compliant state.    
• Troubleshoot various automation systems and provide training to operations personnel on automated operations.
• Ensure effective maintenance and availability of automation system controls and equipment.
• Provide advanced automation technical knowledge for troubleshooting, investigations and training associated with Automation software as well as integrated automation system related hardware including sensors, valves, pneumatics, conveyors, robotics, vision systems, filling systems, automatic packaging equipment, etc.
• Support the validation of automation systems per cGMP and Regulatory guidance.
• Provide advanced automation system design in relation to data acquisition, integrity and retention, required for system tracking and trending, including development of data interfaces between disparate systems to include 21CFR Part 11 and Annex 11.
• Understand and create electrical schematics and wiring diagrams and present drawings and project progress to peers and management
• Participate in process risk and hazard reviews and modify equipment/designs as necessary to ensure safe operation and appropriate specifications are captured.
• Thoroughly understand and interpret P&ID drawings, electrical schematics and wiring diagrams; PLC based logic and system integration (Siemens TIA preferred); and NFPA, UL, CE, NEC requirements.
• Support definition and implementation of best practice automation technical standards and procedures.
• Continuously adapt to an ever-changing regulatory environment such that the Company is in compliance with current regulations.
• Provide engineering innovations that will improve process control and product quality.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and minimum six (6) years of automation engineering design and implementation and ongoing support of control systems software and automation hardware experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Experience with PLC’s and HMI’s in Product Development Life Cycle ranging from product specification and concept development to product release.

Please note the company cannot provide immigration-related sponsorship (including H-1B status, O-1 status, Optional Practical Training support, etc.) for this position.  Each successful applicant will be required to complete the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, demonstrating both identity and employment authorization, on or before the first day of employment.  Under federal law, only truthful information may be provided on the Form I-9.