Automation​/Controls Engineer

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The Automation / Controls Engineer leads the controls engineering scope for assigned, well-defined tasks and projects under guidance, owning the full lifecycle (plan, design, build, integration, test, support) within the single-engineer model to deliver safe, reliable, accurate, repeatable, and maintainable systems in Class 7 clean rooms and cGMP environments, transitioning first-line support to Manufacturing Engineering and Maintenance (remaining as second-line support).

• Plans, tracks, and communicates work in the company-standard project/task management system; delivers scope on time and within budget.
• Design and documentation: reads, drafts, and updates P&IDs; electrical schematics; pneumatic diagrams; panel layouts; field device layouts; BOMs; process flow diagrams; submits for review.
• Build: performs enclosure/panel fabrication and wiring; field device conduit and wiring; follows NEC, UL, CE and internal standards.
• Integration:
  • Implements and tests safety functions (e-stops, light curtains, safety relays) under guidance.
  • Configures operator controls, relays/contractors, transducers, pneumatics, motors and basic drives (e.g., DC/VFD/stepper) and process controllers.
  • Networking: sets up simple local equipment networks. Guided on advanced local and remote networking.
  • PLC/HMI: develops basic ladder logic routines and HMI screens; debounces/scales signals; monitors/controls common variables (temperature, pressure, speed, position, flow, level) via discrete/analog/serial/ethernet interfaces.
  • Test/debug: executes test plans; documents defects; participates in root cause and corrective actions.
• Validation/documentation: supports cGMP validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) led by Process Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality; maintains accurate build/configuration records.
• Support and continuous improvement: provide initial first-line support after equipment goes into service to achieve reliable operation; transition first-line support to Maintenance and remain second-line support; capture lessons learned; suggest incremental improvements to designs and standards;
  Support legacy controls systems commensurate with role level

This is an on-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo, CA.

• Experience:
  
  3+ years related controls/automation experience with prior industry exposure preferred.
• Codes/standards: foundational knowledge of NEC, UL, CE; awareness of hazardous-area practices (Class I Div 1/Div 2, intrinsically safe circuits, explosion-proof enclosures).
• CAD: basic proficiency in AutoCAD (Mechanical or Electrical) preferred.
• PLC/HMI: foundational ladder logic and HMI development; demonstrates good documentation and code organization.
• Motion:
  Pneumatic cylinders and basic motors/drives.
• Networking: simple local networks.
• Commissioning of low complexity systems; adherence to safety and cGMP practices.
• Soft skills:
  
  organized documentation; time management; collaborative communication; willingness to learn and accept guidance.
• Proficient with MS Office software including Outlook, Word,…