Engineer - Automation

Key Objectives / Deliverables

• Provide support for the BRD data historian platform and drive value and productivity by developing and implementing solutions using the AVEVA PI System.
• Develop robust and innovative solutions enabling scientists and engineers to utilize data to drive improvement decisions, identify issues, and utilize advanced analytics.
• Bring external and innovation focus, combined with a strong understanding of business objectives, emerging technologies and IT/Automation applications to define the future state and vision for development.
• Obtain and leverage knowledge of the BRD business processes and technologies to influence future application and business direction.
• Utilize data analytics to find, develop, and implement automation solutions driving productivity gains, safety improvements, quality improvements, and other process improvements.
• Lead design and delivery of local projects. Provide appropriate project execution support. Ensure that solutions are compliant to minimize regulatory risk to the business.
• Oversight of contractors assisting in the delivery of solutions is required.
• Provide technical support for process control system platforms (e.g. AVEVA PI, DeltaV, Unicorn, Rockwell) as well as perform system support activities (e.g. performance monitoring, cyber security), and network architecture layering support.
• Lead investigation of automation related deviations.
• Ensure that lifecycle plans are developed and executed for automation systems.

Additional Responsibilities

• Complete documentation and testing activities to ensure that systems are maintained in the appropriate state of validation for use.
• Lead investigation of automation related deviations and process upsets.
• Oversight of contractors assisting in the delivery of automation solutions.
• Provide project management and technical leadership for projects.
• Ensure that automation solutions are compliant to minimize regulatory risk to the business.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science or related discipline with 3+ years' relevant experience.
• Experience in process data historian configuration and/or use.
• System administration and network communications experience.

Additional Skills / Preferences

• Experience on AVEVA PI Data Historian or other server-based historian systems.
• Familiarity with firewall configurations and network infrastructure.
• Experience working with validated systems in a GMP environment.
• Experience in supporting a manufacturing or development site.
• Experience working with one or more process automation systems (DeltaV, Unicorn, Rockwell).
• Familiarity with data system architectures, operating systems, applications and interfaces.
• Strong problem identification and resolution skills.
• Excellent self-management skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment incorporating a variety of functional relationships.