Senior Automation Engineer (Biotechnology)

Location: On-site in Logan, Utah, United States. Travel up to 15% may be required to support vendors, training, and other Cytiva facilities.

Company

hirify.global’s Cytiva operating company develops solutions for life sciences, biotechnology, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Lead the design, implementation, commissioning, and lifecycle management of PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and industrial networking systems supporting manufacturing operations.
• Lead automation scopes for capital projects, including automation architecture, vendor management, FAT/SAT execution, startup, and operational handoff.
• Develop and maintain site automation standards, cybersecurity practices, documentation standards, and equipment modernization roadmaps.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis for critical manufacturing systems to improve reliability, OEE, and process performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship for automation and controls activities, engineering practices, internal capabilities, and emerging automation technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Automation, Controls, Mechatronics, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, plus 10+ years of industrial automation and controls engineering experience in a manufacturing environment. Equivalent combinations of education, technical training, certifications, and directly related experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated success leading automation scope for capital projects from concept through startup, including system design, vendor management, commissioning, and operational handoff.
• Expert-level experience programming and troubleshooting PLC and HMI platforms such as Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View.
• Deep technical expertise with industrial control systems, instrumentation, electrical systems, and industrial communication networks.
• Ability to work in manufacturing, utility, and laboratory environments.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.

Nice to have

• Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or medical device manufacturing.
• Experience with Ignition, Manufacturing Execution Systems, data historians, or ISA-88/ISA-95 automation frameworks.
• Experience commissioning, qualifying, and validating regulated manufacturing systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthcare programs and paid time off.
• Eligibility for bonus or incentive pay.
• Continuous improvement culture based on the hirify.global Business System.
• Equal opportunity employment and reasonable accommodation support.