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ASR Group

Senior Controls Engineer

Baltimore, MD

$96K - $127K/yr

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$140 - $190/hr

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Elanco

Sr. Manufacturing Automation Engineer

Elwood, KS · On-site

$100K - $132K/yr

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose ... Serve as the site subject matter expert for control systems, data historians, dashboard development ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company

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Richmond, IN · On-site

$64K - $87K/yr

As the US #1 Veterinarian recommended pet food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220 ... Provide on-call support for on-shift Technical Resources. * Work in conjunction with the Network ...

Colgate-Palmolive Company

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$64K - $87K/yr

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Orbia

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Henry, IL

$80K - $149K/yr

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Automation Engineer III

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Florence, SC • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Life

Re-posted 27 days ago

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7.8

Company rating: 7.8 out of 10

Based on 428 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

175th of 544 rated manufacturers

Job description

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Able to lift 40 lbs. without assistance, Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
Job Description
Title: Automation Engineer III
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
Division/Site Specific Information
Position will sit onsite at the Florence, SC site and will support the Drug Substance Division (DSD) at Thermo Fisher Scientific. This role, reporting to the Automation Manager, ensures the flawless import of materials and goods at our Florence, South Carolina locations.
Work schedule will be standard 8-5, M - F fully onsite
Discover Impactful Work:
As an Automation Manufacturing Engineer III at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you will optimize production processes, implement new automation technologies, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. You'll work with cross-functional teams to ensure the efficient manufacture of high-quality products while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. This position offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully by enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer through innovative manufacturing solutions.
A Day in the Life:
  • You will manage process improvement projects, provide technical automation systems expertise for new product introductions and implement industrial controls and automation systems solutions.
  • Working with IT, Quality, Production, and other departments, you'll optimize existing automated processes while ensuring consistent product quality and regulatory compliance.
  • Your analytical skills and engineering expertise will help drive cost reductions, improve efficiency, and enhance manufacturing capabilities across our operations.
  • Design, configure, and troubleshoot industrial I/O systems, including sensors, actuators, and field instrumentation, ensuring accurate signal mapping and reliable integration with control systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Troubleshooting & Support: Provide rotating on-call (24/7) technical support, troubleshooting, and optimization for manufacturing systems, including but not limited to; Allen-Bradley (Rockwell) family products, Emerson DeltaV, WonderWare, Honeywell, current DCS, and data historians.
  • System Design & Implementation: Contribute to automation and control system design; oversee contractors during implementation, commissioning, and validation of systems (e.g., D3 DCS, Siemens, Allen-Bradley) for both production and utility systems.
  • Documentation: Develop, review, and maintain documentation including, but not limited to functional design specifications (FDS), software design documentation, and validation protocols.
  • Compliance & Validation: Ensure all systems comply with cGMP, GAMP 5, and FDA regulatory requirements.
  • Project Execution: Partner with cross-functional teams (Process Engineering, Operations, Validation, Quality, IT) to execute automation projects, manage vendors, and support system upgrades and lifecycle management.

Supervision:
  • Leads multidisciplinary project teams and manages third-party contractors and engineering service providers as required. Supervisory responsibilities and mentorship of less-experienced engineers may be required.
Keys to Success:
Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field required.
  • Advanced degree highly preferred.

Experience
  • At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing engineering within regulated industries (pharmaceutical, medical device, or similar) required.
  • Experience developing and supporting either Rockwell PlantPAx or Emerson DeltaV as a commercial Distributed Control System including is required.
  • Hands-on experience with some of a broad range of Allen-Bradley PLCs and PanelView display products is preferred.
  • Experience with data historian program development, configuration, and maintenance with at least one of the following historians is required: OSI (AVEVA) PI, Rockwell FTHistorian, DeltaV continuous historian.
  • Experience with virtual machine environment and hypervisor software is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and technical drawings with working knowledge of basic electrical circuits as related to I/O specification, selection and configuration is required
  • Exhibited knowledge of S88 batch control and configuration is required
  • Exhibited knowledge of batch reporting
  • Working knowledge of database structure including SQL Server, with experience in data queries, support, and basic database management.
  • Working knowledge of IT/OT networking including managed switch, VLAN and firewall configuration and management
  • Strong knowledge of GMP and life sciences regulatory requirements.
  • Proficiency in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA systems, DCS platforms, and industrial networking.

Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

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