Sr. Engineer II, Drug Product Automation

Location: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States; 70% in-office work model. Only U.S. persons eligible due to export control requirements; non-U.S. visa sponsorship is not available.

Salary: $145,900–$234,200 per year, plus potential bonus, incentive compensation, or equity.

Company

hirify.global develops mRNA technology and medicines through a biopharmaceutical platform focused on reimagining how medicines are created and delivered.

What you will do

• Define and govern automation architecture and engineering standards for drug product filling, packaging, visual inspection, and manufacturing equipment.
• Lead automation lifecycle activities from design and development through integration, startup, qualification, operational support, and continuous improvement.
• Establish standards for equipment state models, data structures, sequencing, alarm management, equipment modules, parameter frameworks, and system integration.
• Own and integrate Rockwell and Siemens PLC systems, SCADA, historians, MES, serialization systems, data platforms, and enterprise applications.
• Provide technical leadership for capital projects, vendor solutions, design reviews, FAT, SAT, HAZOPs, commissioning, validation, and regulatory inspections.
• Mentor automation engineers and support troubleshooting, root cause investigations, reliability improvements, and corrective and preventive actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, automation engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 6 years of experience in automation, controls engineering, or industrial digital systems within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Significant experience with drug product filling or packaging operations and GxP automation system lifecycle management.
• Deep expertise with Rockwell and/or Siemens PLC platforms, SCADA/HMI systems such as AVEVA Wonderware or FactoryTalk, and industrial control systems.
• Strong knowledge of ISA-88, ISA-95, cGMP, change control, data integrity, computerized system validation, engineering documentation, and safety reviews.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under U.S. export control laws; the role is based in the United States and does not offer sponsorship for non-U.S. persons.

Nice to have

• Experience with PackML, reusable equipment modules, standardized automation libraries, and procedural models.
• Experience with serialization, machine vision, robotics, visual inspection, or high-speed packaging equipment.
• Experience integrating automation with historians, MES, enterprise systems, data lakes, or contextualized data architectures.
• Proficiency in Structured Text, Ladder Logic, Sequential Function Chart, or Function Block Diagram.
• Experience with regulatory inspections, audits, Agile engineering delivery, or iterative project environments.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration supported through a 70/30 in-office work model.
• Healthcare and voluntary benefit programs.
• Fitness, mindfulness, mental health, and other well-being resources.
• Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Paid vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment programs with location-specific perks.