Contract - Junior Automation Engineer

Junior Automation Engineer - Delta V

Our direct client, a major Pharma company, needs a Junior Automation Engineer - Delta V for a long-term contract with excellent pay rate + O/T + Expenses. Flexible to accept direct candidates with OPT visa + candidates from C2C staffing companies with OPT or H1B visa. (Will NOT directly sponsor H1 B visa transfer).

Job Title: Contract - Junior Automation Engineer - Delta V

Location: Cranford, NJ

Contract Duration: Initially 12 months with a chance to extend the contract or convert to a permanent position based on personal performance and client needs.

Compensation: Pay rate of $50 - $75 per hour + Over time of 1.5 X.

Relocation: Prefer local NJ person. If needed, could provide some living expenses for out-of-town person.

Group Info: Be part of the Automation and Engineering team at this site.

Note1: The primary automation system used for this application is Emerson DELTA V DCS (Version 14) and the secondary system is Allen Bradley PLC.

Note2: The Automation system is for the pilot plant operation manufacturing BioPharma drug products.

Note3: The person will need to work long term from NJ (not travel frequently for personal reasons), and also work flexible schedule after hours to avoid major impact to production schedule.

Note4: Flexible to accept direct candidates with OPT visa + candidates from C2C staffing co. with OPT or H1B visa. (Will not directly sponsor H1 B visa transfer).

Job Description:

The Small-Scale Organics (SSO) Pilot Plant is a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility which enables gain of critical internal experience during scale-up of clinical supplies manufacturing, demonstration of new manufacturing technology/processes, training opportunities for improved manufacturing process development, and seamless technology transfer to commercial sites.

This SSO Automation Engineer role within the SSO Pilot Plant leverages scientific, technical, and operational experience to support facility operations, process development activities, compliance investigations and change management processes.

The position is responsible for implementing automation changes that meet Safety and Environment (S&E) and GMP requirements as well as ensuring facility readiness for batch processing.

In addition, this position is expected to work cooperatively with the SSO partners to drive overall success of the pilot plant.

The Automation Engineer is required to be on-site fulltime and reports to a Senior Automation Engineering leader.

You will help deliver IT and automation solutions to the SSO Pilot Plant. This encompasses a wide range of manufacturing technology, primarily DeltaV, also includes AB PLCs, historians, and supporting IT applications, all aligned to a goal of ensuring frictionless flow of data and more efficient business operations.

You will be able to make an impact by participating in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to ensure that our automation systems operate with minimal downtime.

Candidate Must Have:

• B.S. degree in Engineering/Comp. Sc., or relevant technical field.
• Min. 2 years of Industrial Automation experience with HMI, SCADA, DCS – Delta V, PLC, I & C etc.
• Min. 1 year of hands-on Delta V systems experience.
• Some experience with regulated Manufacturing process Industry
• Experience with automation system architecture, design, start-up, and/or qualification.
• Experienced problem solver/troubleshooter, skilled in root cause analysis.

Candidate-Nice to Have:

• Some BioPharma GMP manufacturing experience.
• Experience working with MS SQL Server or Oracle database.
• Experience with batch, CIP, SIP processing.
• Delta V training or certification from Emerson
• Experience with control system validation.
• Some Project Engineering or Maintenance experience

Keywords: Automation, batch, Allen Bradley PLC, Delta V, Emerson, Pharma, Biotech, Pilot, cGMP, Manufacturing, drug, DCS, Controls, Engineer, Project, Validation, CSV, HMI, SCADA.