Automation Engineer III

Duties

• Supports Thermo Fisher VVS facilities in Plainville, Ma with Automation and Control systems infrastructure for a large capital facility project.
• Transition into primary manufacturing operations support role in the site Facilities and Engineering team.
• Supports cGMP facilities, manufacturing, process development, quality control, MES, and warehouse operations.
• Designs, specifies, and supports infrastructure equipment implementing modifications to improve operational performance and product quality.
• Ensures compliance with VVS SOP’s, safe work practices, and cGMP regulations.
• Maintain and coordinate the lifecycle management program in collaboration with the global automation team to ensure all software and hardware is up to date.
• Up to 10% domestic and international travel required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field of study and four years of experience in the biotech engineering/manufacturing environment, or related experience.
• Four years of experience with systems such as OSI PI, Infobatch and Ignition installation and support.
• Four years of experience with DCS and/or PLC coding including but not limited to DeltaV, Allen Bradley, Siemens.
• Four years of experience with electrical standards and local requirements and general electrical safety standard methodologies.
• Four years of experience with “Smart” instrumentation protocols (i.e.: HART, Fieldbus, PROFIBUS, AMS Suite, etc.).
• Four years of experience with Automation hardware (system I/O modules &/or cards, power supplies, control relays, signal conditioners, etc.).
• Four years of experience with P&ID loop tuning.
• Four years of experience with infrastructure technologies such as databases, firewalls, network routing and switching, logging solutions.
• Four years of DCS/PLC/Automation system installation and support experience.
• Four years of experience supporting equipment related infrastructure, physical servers, and cloud-based solutions.
• Four years of experience with documentation review and revision experience.

Pay

Salary: $ 159,619 per year

Compensation And Benefits: The salary pay range estimated for this position Engineer III, Systems Design based in Massachusetts is $159,619.00–$159,619.00. This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retail and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards