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Management Recruiters of Edison · 1 day ago

Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

Spokane, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$125K/yr - $165K/yr

10+ years exp

Management Recruiters of Edison is representing a global and growing BioPharma CDMO company seeking a Senior Electrical Controls Engineer. The primary function of this role is to provide technical support for Operational Technology systems and controls projects at their Spokane facility, focusing on new manufacturing lines.

Staffing & Recruiting

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Provides technical assistance for Spokane OT equipment controls systems

Provides technical support of OT Controls projects including facility and utility expansion, compliance upgrades, cost reduction, contract manufacturing, process improvements, construction projects, etc

Participates in support, guidance, and training for Maintenance controls technicians to include controls system troubleshooting, diagnostics, and repairs

Provides controls engineering support and guidance for manufacturing teams to include process development, recipe creation and maintenance, and support of related capital projects

Responsible for acquiring & maintaining knowledge of regulatory requirements for the facility and processes to ensure compliance to local, state, federal and international regulatory agencies

Manages and/or participates in capital and expense facility projects in a manner that is compliant with the 'Project Management Guidelines' system. This system includes methods for scheduling, budgeting, meeting management, teamwork, communication, and documentation of a multi-departmental team

Must work effectively with various internal and external customers on a daily basis. Internal customers may include departments such as Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Manufacturing, Validation, Finance, etc. External interactions will include officials from local, state or federal regulatory agencies, A&E firms, construction firms, vendors, equipment manufacturers, etc

Participates in the compliance to both short/long-term company objectives as defined by management

Development of detailed specifications and RFQs to be used by A&E firms, contractors or equipment manufactures to accurately quote on projects being pursued by the company

Responsible for developing and using systems of engineering documentation

Qualification

Controls systems engineeringPLC programmingHMI systemsPharma industry experienceGMP & FDA complianceGAMP5Rockwell Allen BradleyProject management skillsMS SQL ServerTCP/IP networkingTeam spiritFlexibilityCreativity

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field

10+ years of Controls systems engineering experience

Hands-on programming experience with PLC/HMI

Pharma industry experience working in GMP & FDA environment

Experience with GAMP5 – Data Integrity

Team spirit, initiative, autonomy, flexibility and creativity

Experience with some project management skills, methods and tools

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in computer Science or Engineering – Chemical, Mechanical, Automation

Advanced degree or PE

Support and train Jr. Engineers and Maintenance technicians as needed

Experience with some systems listed: Rockwell Allen Bradley – PLC using RS Logix, and HMI systems – PanelView, Wonderware, FactoryTalk studio suite, Fix32, iFix, & Proficy Historian

Rockwell Logix Programmer Certification

Defining and creating controls solutions such as: defining equipment user interfaces, control logic, alarms and interlocks, security, administration etc

MS SQL Server, TCP/IP networking, IDE and DA Servers

Experience in Equipment commissioning, qualification as well as supporting systems validation

Experience with Pharma sterile aseptic manufacturing, filling, Lyophilization

Interfacing with OEM equipment vendors, Construction/consulting partners and clients