Automation Engineer II (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: Petersburg, Virginia, United States; onsite role supporting a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility with 1st- and 2nd-shift coverage and occasional after-hours or weekend engineering support.

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit pharmaceutical organization developing a Virginia sterile injectable manufacturing facility to improve the supply of essential generic medications and biosimilar insulins.

What you will do

• Support and implement automation solutions for manufacturing process controls, packaging equipment, aseptic filling lines, and utilities.
• Troubleshoot Rockwell and Siemens PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and process control applications.
• Administer and support FactoryTalk systems, data historians, Asset Centre, FactoryTalk Directory, databases, and SQL.
• Lead root cause analyses, incident investigations, troubleshooting, change controls, and lifecycle management for automation systems.
• Develop engineering specifications, SOPs, test scripts, engineering standards, and validation documentation.
• Support new product and technology introductions, network advancements, engineering studies, installations, and testing.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 6+ years, bachelor’s degree with 8 years, or associate degree with 10+ years of engineering or automation experience.
• Hands-on experience with Allen Bradley ControlLogix or CompactLogix using Studio 5000, or Siemens PLCs using TIA Portal.
• Experience in pharmaceutical GMP environments, change control, nonconformance, CAPA, validation, data integrity, 21 CFR Part 11, and GAMP 5.
• Experience with virtual environments or batch reporting, including ESXi, VMware Workstation, or virtual network configuration.
• Ability to troubleshoot and install equipment in manufacturing areas, including occasional confined-space work and lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and provide guidance to junior engineers.

Nice to have

• Experience with sterile fill-finish manufacturing and regulatory inspections.
• Experience with FactoryTalk View, FactoryTalk Historian, Thin Manager, WIN911, SQL Server, BMS, EMS, OPC, ODBC, and industrial utilities.
• Experience programming switches and firewalls and designing networking architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-based environment focused on collaboration and effective decision-making.
• Work in a new state-of-the-art facility with vial, pre-filled syringe, and pre-filled pen cartridge production lines.
• Drug-free workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer compliant with ADA regulations.
• Reasonable accommodation may be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.