Senior Automation Engineer

Kenosha, United States | Posted on 09/08/2026

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• Work Experience 5+ years
• State/Province Wisconsin
• Country United States

Senior Automation Engineer

Device Assembly & Packaging

Contract assignment through Automated Systems, Inc. (ASI)

Monday-Friday;startup and rotational on-call support may be required

Approximately
25-50% during vendor build/FAT and startup; lower after operational readiness

ASI isseeking a Senior Automation Engineer to provide technical ownership for controls and system integration associated with device assembly and packaging equipment. This engineer will be the bridge among OEM machines, line-level controls, robotics and vision, site SCADA/data systems, MES, scheduling,warehouse systems, and site IT/OT infrastructure. The role spans architecture and design review through FAT, SAT, automation verification, qualification,cut-over, startup, and operational support, with a strong emphasis on reliable integration, data integrity, machine safety, and rapid resolution of complex startup issues.

• Own automation scope for assigned device assembly and packaging lines from design and vendor build through FAT, installation, SAT,qualification, startup, and performance ramp-up.
• Review and approve OEM and integrator control-system architecture, PLC/HMI applications, electrical drawings, control panels,networks, interfaces, alarm strategies, safety circuits, robotics, vision systems, and cybersecurity provisions.
• Provide technical leadership for controls associated with cartoners, case packers, packaging line modules, checkweighers, labelers,robotic literature-loading systems, tray unloaders, accumulators, barcodegrading stations, conveyors, palletizers, stretch wrappers, and integrated line controls.
• Lead integration of equipment and line controls withsite platforms such as SCADA/data collection, MES, warehouse management,scheduling, Global Packaging Platform (GPP), GRIP, GPM, servers, databases,virtual infrastructure, networks, and middleware.
• Define and verify interface requirements, data flows,recipes, equipment states, handshakes, alarms, audit trails, user access,backup/restore, time synchronization, electronic records, and failure/recovery behavior.
• Develop or support automation deliverables such as user requirements, functional/design specifications, system configurations,traceability, risk assessments, alarm rationalization, action classification,parameter specifications, test scripts, security and recovery documentation,and turnover records.
• Plan and execute or oversee FAT/SAT, loop and I/Ochecks, interlock and permissive testing, recipe and sequence testing,system-integration testing, IV/OV, data-integrity testing, automation cutovers,and startup troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with Corporate Automation, Global Packaging& Robotics, Quality, IT/OT, MES teams, warehouse/logistics teams, OEMs,integrators, Operations, Maintenance, and CQV resources to resolve integration gaps and achieve startup milestones.
• Support PSSR, machine-safety verification,electrical-safety reviews, network and infrastructure readiness, calibration and instrumentation readiness, and closure of automation punch-list items.
• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI/SCADA, robotics, vision, server,database, network, middleware, MES, and equipment-interface issues using structured root-cause methods; document and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Establish lifecycle standards for source-code control,backups, disaster recovery, patching, access management, periodic review,change control, obsolescence, and operational support.
• Mentor engineers and technicians and provide tertiary technical support during startup and commercial operations.

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, automation, controls,computer, mechanical, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• At least seven years of controls or process-automation engineering experience supporting highly automated manufacturing equipment.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Rockwell Automation platforms, including Studio 5000/Control Logix and Factory Talk View SE or comparable PLC/HMI technologies.
• Demonstrated experience integrating OEM equipment withplant networks, SCADA/data historians, MES, databases, servers, virtual environments, and middleware.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, automation verification/qualification, system-integration testing, startup, and troubleshooting in a regulated or…