Senior Automation Engineer

Senior Process Automation Engineer

We collaborate with our customers and technology and service partners with a relentless co-innovation mindset. We solve difficult challenges and deliver sustainable outcomes. If you are a problem solver with a passion for working across multiple technologies and business relationships, we invite you to explore opportunities at Stellix Global Services.

We offer highly competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts, Unlimited Vacation Time, 10 Paid Holidays, 12 Paid Weeks Maternity Leave, Pet Insurance, Retirement Savings: 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Employee Referral Bonus, Professional Development Reimbursement, and Company Paid STD, LTD, and Life Insurance.

Professional Services is a cross functional organization responsible for capital project delivery, operational run support and custom solution development and implementation. Professional Services bridges multiple industries including life sciences, food and beverage, power and specialty chemical and consumer products. Our main goals focus on increasing manufacturing throughput, improving client technology adoption, contextualizing data, and driving process and product quality into all facets of the manufacturing process.

You will be part of the Process Automation group which will support Commercial Life Sciences (mAb) and Emerging Life Sciences (RNA, mRNA, CAR-T, Cell Therapy, Gene Therapy, etc). You will support clients across the nation and globally, both on-site and remote; however, as a New England based company, we pride ourselves on our ability to serve our clients locally.

You will receive wide level of exposure to all aspects of modern manufacturing related to DCS and OEM applications and platforms. This team is often on the cutting edge of the industry change working in partnership with both startups and well-established manufacturing facilities building Greenfield facilities, transitioning and upgrading from legacy systems, and expansion of existing facilities. The Engineering team provides large project engineering, site engineering and integration engineering services using the DeltaV Automation System. Engineers leverage their expertise and knowledge of process control systems and automation across multiple process industries.

We are currently looking for a Senior Process Automation Engineer who will develop high quality, well-tested and well-documented application software designs. You will lead DeltaV projects at a variety of customer sites from large scale greenfield installations to smaller process improvement activities.

You will be a member of the Engineering team providing large project engineering, site engineering and integration engineering services using the DeltaV Automation System. You will leverage your expertise and knowledge of process control systems and automation across multiple process industries in order to produce the desired outcomes.

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 in 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

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 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

This position offers a base salary range of $115,000 to $155,000 based on experience and qualifications. The role is also eligible for a variable compensation plan.

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Stellix Global Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.