Controls Engineer II, Operational Technology / Senior Controls Engineer, Operational Technology (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

Location: 100% onsite in Durham, NC, United States; travel up to 10%. The posting also references Silver Spring, MD.

Salary: $84,000–$125,000 per year for Controls Engineer II; $105,000–$150,000 per year for Senior Controls Engineer.

Company

hirify.global develops pharmaceutical therapies for rare and life-threatening diseases and technologies intended to expand the availability of transplantable organs.

What you will do

• Support distributed control systems and manufacturing automation systems in a regulated, validated environment.
• Troubleshoot and maintain PLCs, VFDs, HMIs, field devices, networks, databases, and repair programming.
• Perform preventive maintenance and support complex manufacturing automation equipment.
• Ensure PLC specifications, designs, programming standards, and implementations meet established requirements.
• Support Operational Technology systems including TrackWise, SAP, Adept, and MasterControl.
• Follow GAMP/cGxP procedures, testing requirements, and strict change-control processes.

Requirements

• Controls Engineer II: high school diploma plus 6+ years of automation experience, associate degree plus 4+ years, or bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years.
• Senior Controls Engineer: high school diploma plus 9+ years of automation experience, associate degree plus 7+ years, or bachelor’s degree plus 5+ years across multiple systems.
• Prior experience in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical or other FDA-regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with PLC programming and connectivity, industrial networking, database maintenance and development, hardware/software validation, and change control.
• Experience with Schneider EcoStruxure, AVEVA Archestra, and JCI Metasys.
• Ability to work 100% onsite in Durham, NC, travel up to 10%, manage multiple assignments, and meet deadlines in fast-paced project teams.

Nice to have

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in information technology or engineering.
• Certified Automation Professional-ISA certification.
• Prior construction project experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a regulated environment supporting life-saving therapies and organ-transplant technologies.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, prescription, wellness, disability, and savings-plan benefits.
• Benefits include 401(k), ESPP, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• Equal opportunity employment is provided, including for veterans and individuals with disabilities.