Senior Automation Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, US; Concord, New Hampshire, US; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Lewis Center, Ohio, US; Indianapolis, Indiana, US; or Raleigh, North Carolina, US. Travel to manufacturing and customer sites is required when needed.

Company

hirify.global provides industrial automation and technology solutions for leading life sciences and manufacturing companies.

What you will do

• Lead site surveys, requirements definition, project scoping, estimating, planning, and technical reporting.
• Design, develop, and implement process, utility, and building control systems for manufacturing operations.
• Lead and mentor project teams developing functional and detailed hardware and software design specifications.
• Develop project plans, test plans, scripts, protocols, and reports; build and qualify development and production environments.
• Coordinate technical design, configuration, installation, startup, testing, and qualification activities remotely or at customer sites.
• Document design changes, resolve technical issues and test discrepancies, and provide post-implementation support and client training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering; equivalent training and relevant professional experience may be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of experience deploying industrial automation hardware and software solutions, including design specifications, software development, acceptance testing, commissioning, and qualification.
• Experience designing and deploying industrial network infrastructure and IIoT solutions.
• Practical experience with Rockwell, Aveva, or Siemens industrial platform solutions, with formal certification required.
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies, processes, and standards.
• Knowledge of relational databases and programming languages including Ladder Logic, Functional Block Diagram, Structured Text, Python, C#/C++, and MS SQL.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and leadership skills.
• Fluent English, spoken and written, is required.
• Ability to comply with health, safety, and environmental procedures, including required protective equipment, lockout-tagout controls, incident reporting, and mandatory training.

Nice to have

• Experience with regulated-industry requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multidisciplinary team combining technology and business expertise.
• Support professional solutions for life sciences and other manufacturing industries.
• Work may be performed remotely or at customer sites during installation and startup activities.
• Employment is subject to divisional health, safety, and environmental standards.