Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer – DeltaV

Senior Manufacturing Systems Engineer – DeltaV What you will do

In this vital role as a member of the Facilities & Engineering (F&E) group, you will lead technical projects, drive innovation, and support manufacturing’s upstream, downstream, and solution preparation automation needs. You will solve complex engineering problems and ensure the company’s engineering efforts align with strategic objectives. You will also provide leadership and guidance to the Automation Engineering team supporting 24/7 manufacturing and facility operations.

You will partner closely with the capital project team to design, build, commission, and qualify new equipment and systems needed for drug substance production. This role will develop domain expertise to support operations upon start‑up, focusing on manufacturing automation.

• Site design, construction, start‑up, and operational readiness:
• Provide support to the capital project team with a strong focus on safety and on‑time facility start‑up.
• Collaborate with the site process engineering team to understand key process requirements and develop process control automation solutions primarily utilizing Emerson DeltaV Distributed Control System (DCS) for upstream, downstream, and/or solution prep operations.
• Support commissioning and qualification efforts including Automation Installation Verification/Automation Check Out (IV/ACO).
• Partner with various organizational units to support tasks including operational readiness, document reviews, deviation investigation and change controls.
• Develop and maintain detailed specifications, SOPs and operating standards that impact multiple organizational units.
• Provide mentoring to develop and accelerate site technical automation capabilities.

• Act as system owner for upstream, downstream, and/or solution prep automation processes.
• Manage day‑to‑day operational support including 24×7 onsite/on‑call operational support, troubleshooting support to plant and manufacturing operations, process and utility automation systems, and automation system spare parts management.
• Lead and support functional area projects focused on improving process equipment, utilities, facilities, and capital projects to integrate new drug substance manufacturing technologies into the facility.
• Lead and support technical root‑cause analysis, incident investigations, and troubleshooting on process control issues related to plant operations.
• Lead and support new product introductions (NPI) or new technology introductions by performing automation engineering assessments, implementing automation system configuration changes, and supporting engineering and process qualification runs as applicable.
• Prepare and review Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and cGMP documents.
• On‑site role and up to 10% domestic/international travel.

The automation professional we seek is an engineer with the following qualifications.

• High School Diploma / GED and 10 years of Engineering experience
• Associate’s Degree and 8 years of Engineering experience
• Bachelor’s Degree and 4 years of Engineering experience
• Master’s Degree and 2 years of Engineering experience
• Doctorate Degree

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering, or Biotech Engineering
• Extensive experience with Emerson DeltaV, Process Control Network design including network segregation, Process Control Systems:
  Virtual Infrastructure design and implementation, System Integration using OPC, Foundation Fieldbus, and Profibus
• Direct knowledge of integrating various OEM automation software and field instrumentation technologies
• Direct knowledge of Automation System design, experience in Process control engineering and troubleshooting with GMP biopharmaceutical production facility equipment/systems automation
• Experience with upstream/downstream/solution prep unit operations such as media, harvest, mixers, bioreactors, chromatography, viral filtration and ultrafiltration/diafiltration among others
• Extensive understanding and background in programming, design, installation and lifecycle management of…