Cytiva · 1 day ago
Automation Engineer (DCS)
Muskegon, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCytiva is a company dedicated to life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology, seeking to innovate for tangible impact. The Automation Engineer (DCS) role involves leading automation projects for a new manufacturing plant, focusing on distributed control systems and collaborating with teams in Sweden.
BiotechnologyLife Science
Responsibilities
Lead automation projects and teams through concept planning, configuration, and development. This will work take place in cooperation with vendors and the Uppsala Sweden automation team
Monitoring system performance and functionality, and provide technical support, operator and engineer training and instruction for the various DCS and PLC (Programmable Logic Control) systems at the site
Develop technical documentation of projects and maintenance activities, execute validation plans, and continuously work to improve the various control and operating systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical engineering or similar discipline or 15+ years of experience in a similar setting
Have a minimum of five years of direct experience in management, and/or maintenance of current process automation systems like Emerson DeltaV and ABB 800xA, and Rockwell PlantPAx
Have direct experience with automation project execution observing the ISA S88 batch standard and Good Automated Manufacturing Practices (GAMP)
Possess strong communication and coordination skills across a multi-disciplinary spectrum for manufacturing, including operations, maintenance, engineering, quality, and management of control systems in a 24/7 environment
Problem solving and technical issue resolution in commissioning and operating environments to deliver safe and robust systems for manufacturing
Ability to travel – 5-10%, overnight, domestic and international
Preferred
Direct experience in programming and/or configuration of Emerson DeltaV, ABB 800xA, or Rockwell PlantPAx
Has experience in the Life Sciences or Pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of requirements for documentation, change management and validation as well as the batch concept
Working with control systems in a virtualized environment
Experience with the full lifecycle of safety instrumented systems
Have knowledge of the ISA 95 standard, as well as basic understanding of control system
Benefits
Health care program
Paid time off
Bonus/incentive pay
Company
Cytiva
Cytiva, now with the life sciences business from Pall Corporation, is a global biotechnology leader dedicated to helping customers discover and commercialize the next generation of therapeutics.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Christopher Riley
Chief Executive Officer
Hassan A.
Head of Chemistry - Bioprocessing/CTO
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