Automation Engineer II

Responsibilities

• Participate and support in the design, optimization, commissioning, or validation of newly procured or existing equipment as the automation lead.
• Interface with several types of equipment and systems, including but not limited to PLCs, SCADAs, HMIs, Servers, Databases, Data Historian, Visualization, and other automation equipment.
• Consult cross-functionally and assist system owners in process development as the automation subject matter expert.
• Review and approve requirements, specifications, drawings, coding procedures, and guidelines.
• Provide technical guidance and train others on systems, software, equipment, machines, procedures, and/or processes.
• High technical ability with a troubleshooting approach.
• Identify temporary and permanent fixes to address issues.
• Review and approve documentation needed for the qualification of equipment and processes.
• Author, review, and revise SOPs and specifications to maintain equipment, systems, and/or facilities.
• Comply with all SOPs.
• Ensure proper documentation practices during maintenance processes.
• Recommend and initiate activities to ensure area and equipment are maintained in a state of compliance.
• Assess and implement improvements in productivity, waste generation, quality, and cost.
• Lead and coordinate investigations and studies with little supervision.
• Interact with regulatory agency personnel during audits and inspections.
• Perform quality audits to ensure devices used are in proper working condition.
• Provide 24/7 support to others as part of a rotating on-call support system.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a regulated or cGMP environment.
• Experience with some of the following Automation systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA): Rockwell, Inductive (Ignition), Aveva (Wonderware), Siemens, Emerson (GE), or B&R.
• Ability to work independently with excellent attention to detail and a desire to learn about manufacturing technologies.