Senior Automation Validation Engineer

JSat Automation is hiring a Senior Automation Validation Engineer for their Blue Bell Office. This position can be expected to 40% travel to client sites.

This Engineer will be responsible for the following:

• Lead the designing and development of manufacturing control systems in support of process operations.
• Interact with client personnel to identify and analyze continuous improvement through automation upgrades.
• Manage or support projects as the primary controls resource.
• Develop validation documents per FDA cGMP and GAMP standards, functional specifications, design specifications and requirements trace matrices.
• Design, program, test and validate process control automation systems.
• Prepare and execute validation protocols (AIQ, IQ, OQ) for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance per FDA requirements.
• Manage, document, and implement these upgrades through changes control procedures.
• Manage the activities of on-site project resources; define detailed plan necessary to complete approved projects on schedule and within budget.
• Design, develop, and implement technical solutions by establishing integration strategies, configuring, and programming PLCs, DCSs as well as design, build, install and integrate automation control system hardware, panels, and field devices.
• Manage capital projects including but not limited to:
• Control system software development
• Control system hardware design
• Network design
• MES system implementation
• Recipe management
• User requirement specification development
• Process equipment installations.
• SOP development and training on Automation Systems.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve field control system issues.
• Develop, review, and / or execute automation qualification and validation protocols.

Requirements

• We require a minimum BS Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical, Chemical, etc.) or equivalent with over 5 years’ experience in process industry.
• Experience/Knowledge of selecting, designing and programming automation control systems. Startup and commissioning of DCS, Batch, PLC and SCADA systems using distributed I/O.
• Experience in Control Systems DeltaV
• Experience with SCADA, MES, and database systems, or computer system validation are considered a plus.
• Project Management experience and Process Knowledge is a plus

Job Type: Full-time