Senior Control Engineer - Nexus HR Services

Senior Control Engineer - Wilmington, Massachusetts

Compensation: $130,000 - $145,000

The right candidate will have strong experience in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry and be knowledgeable in batch S88 methodologies (ANSI/ISA88)

About the Company100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. As a Controls Engineer, you become part of a company that is:

• 100% employee-owned company with 41 years of industry history 

• Entrepreneurially Minded

• A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant

• ENR top 500 firms at #170

About the JobWe have a Sr. Control Engineer position available in our Wilmington, MA office. This position requires demonstrated technical proficiency in implementing automation solutions with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA platforms. 

The right candidate will have strong experience in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry and be knowledgeable in batch S88 methodologies (ANSI/ISA88)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position requires the ability to deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards either self-directed or as a leader of a team. 

• The candidate must have the ability to conceptualize, detail, and implement control systems for industrial processes and machinery that meet our customer’s requirements. 

• This involves the development of a control system architecture, selecting the components to be used, detailing schematic diagrams and system documentation, programming controllers (PLC, DCS, RTU), programming the process visualization (HMI/SCADA), developing databases for archiving/displaying historical system data and implementing/commissioning the control system at the client’s facility.  

• Knowledge of controller programming languages such as Ladder, Sequential Function Chart, Structured Text, and others to achieve the desired results is required.

• Knowledge of standard programming languages such as VBA, .NET, and SQL for the development of HMI/SCADA systems is preferred.

• For larger systems, experience with industrial networking used to connect control system components and instrumentation is preferred. 

• The Senior Controls Engineer would design, detail, and implement a variety of fiber, wired, and wireless systems using industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, etc.).

• This position oftentimes requires the following project management responsibilities: developing project execution plans, work breakdown structures, and associated budgets, task prioritization and scheduling, task orders, time tracking, and reporting, financial tracking and reporting, early problem identification, conflict management/resolution, leading and supporting a team, and attending project status meetings. Also includes overseeing daily operations and activities of a project(s) up to $1M.

• This position is often responsible for ensuring the overall profitability of the project.

• The ideal candidate must have a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently. Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians. Could also act as Project Manager on smaller projects.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical/Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science is required. PHARMA, BIOCHEM, LIFE SCIENCE

• Greater than 10 years with capabilities in the below areas is preferred:

• In-depth understanding of PLC hardware/software platforms such as Rockwell Automation, Siemens, and Modicon.

• In-depth understanding of HMI/SCADA hardware/software platforms such as ICONICS Genesis64, Wonderware ArchestrA System Platform, GE CIMPLICITY, GE iFIX, Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View, Schneider, and Siemens.

• In-depth understanding of DCS hardware/software platforms such as Emerson DeltaV or similar.

• Familiarity with electrical schematics, including power distribution under 480VAC, control panels, and associated NEC references desired.

• Experience leading a team of engineers/technicians to provide control system solutions

• Experience mentoring less experienced engineers

• Proven experience in managing, leading, and guiding automation design and implementation projects in the Life Science industry

• Proven experience with all phases of automation projects including conceptual, basis of design, implementation, testing, start-up, and commissioning of Process Control Systems (PCS), SCADA, and DCS in the Life Science industry

• Strong knowledge of IT/OT networking

• Experience with relational databases such as SQL, Oracle, etc. DeltaV

• Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills

• Familiarity with GAMP5, System and Software Development Life Cycles methodologies, validation

• Familiarity with relevant regulatory requirements of the life science industry such as cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, etc.

• Extensive knowledge of automation protocols such as HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Traditional I/O, Profibus, Ethernet I/P, OPC, Modbus TCP/IP, etc.

• Strong knowledge of S88 Batch

• Experience with AutoCAD is also desired

• Professional references, preferably one from each of the following: a subordinate, a peer, and a manager.

• Ability to travel up to 25%.

*Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job.  They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.