Principal Controls And Automation Engineer

Principal Controls And Automation Engineer

Principal Controls Automation Engineer with technical leadership of Engineering projects and Project Management for new pharmaceutical and lens care manufacturing platforms and infrastructure, products, processes and cost improvements.

Key Activities:

• Develop automation requirements for PLC / SCADA / MES controls hardware and software automation solutions for state-of-the-art capital projects; develop and implement integrated solutions for product line and/or capacity expansions.
• Identify new technologies and automated systems that will reduce manufacturing and material costs and improve efficiencies. Develop business case/justification around potential opportunities for review with leadership.
• Develop data acquisition and performance measurement tools / techniques to gather and analyze critical data necessary to increase OEE through improved product cost, quality, process capability and manufacturing reliability.
• Develop and implement isolated OT environments including network topologies and configurations to enable secure manufacturing systems.
• Facilitate internal and external resources to ensure successful applications development and integration activities through manufacturing validation to established acceptance criteria.
• Provide technical and controls core competency support to manufacturing operations and engineering within manufacturing sites across multiple business units (Lens Care and Pharma).
• Mentor other engineers in industry best practices, standards development and troubleshooting methodologies.

Specific Job Duties - Project Management:

• Partner with manufacturing sites to successfully create and implement project schedules and budget in order to meet overall program goals and capital programs.
• Manage project schedules to ensure work is assigned and completed on time and within budget. Oversee technical solutions and proactively manage project scope to customer expectations; manage and approve scope changes.
• Manage project communications and performance tracking metrics. Proactively disseminate project information to all stakeholders.
• Identify, manage and mitigate project risk. Identify, manage, track and resolve project issues. Interface with internal and external customers and vendors.
• Disciplined and general management skills to ensure project teams follow standard processes and procedures.
• Established leadership skills to get the team to willingly follow your direction. Team building skills so that the people work together well and feel motivated to work hard for the sake of the project and other team members.

Qualifications:

Education: BS in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or equivalent. Advanced degree desired.

Special Skills: Experienced Project Management in the development and deployment of capital assets and systems; PMI certification a plus. Self-directed individual must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, leadership and project management skills within a fast-paced, cross-functional team setting. Demonstrated proficiency in use of Lean Six Sigma Process Excellence tools desirable.

Specialized Training: Knowledge of industry regulations, software development life cycle methodologies, OT network infrastructures, statistical analysis / solid analytical skills, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, SQL, PI Historian and industry-leading PLC, HMI and MES platforms.

Experience: Minimum 12 years experience with development, integration and project management of automated high-volume low-cost manufacturing and/or process control systems including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, Historians, motion control, robotics, machine vision, MES and OEE systems software. Experience with Pharmaceutical and/or Medical Device manufacturing with emphasis on Process and Packaging equipment design and operation, OEE improvements, project identification and execution in an Aseptic manufacturing environment highly desired. Strong background with Sterile GMP guidelines, EU standards, Data Integrity regulations and GAMP5 validation. Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of tools including Microsoft Project, Visio, PBI, etc. Working knowledge of CAD software.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.