We're adding to our team! We are seeking a Principal Engineer who has a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently to perform all aspects of process automation engineering and system integration, including initial concepts, specifications, design engineering, documentation, project implementation, testing, startup, and training of operating and maintenance personnel. You will be a key member of a diverse team of professionals developing solutions for our clients most complex automation challenges.

Location: Within 3 hours driving time of Albany, NY

You will:

• Lead a project team responsible for the design, configuration, and testing of continuous and batch control applications.
• Understand the project scope and financials and exercise good time management skills to plan & coordinate the work as part of a project team.
• Anticipate and provide solutions to the customer giving high priority to customer satisfaction offering strong technical expertise and advisement as part of the project team.
• Adapt to a flexible work schedule & travel, if necessary, to participate in the design, development, and start-up of control systems at the clients facility.
• Act as an automation Subject Matter Expert

You have:

• BS Engineering degree.
• Hands on experience executing automation projects for process plants, minimum of 8-10 years in industry, preferably in Life Sciences domain.
• GMP, controls design, and facility start-up
• Rockwell, Ignition, Servers
• Understanding of recipe development in a Batch/DCS,
• Experience programming equipment phases within ControlLogix PLCs.
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, design criteria and codes relevant to Instrumentation and Controls
• ISA S88 Batch standard
• ISA S95 Controls System Architecture standard
• GAMP 5 & cGMP
• 21 CFR Part 11
• Demonstrated ability to develop process control system applications, utilizing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, configuration of thin client server applications, design, developing & maintaining databases for data collection, configuring process historians and using reporting tools to present process data to operations & management, tuning control loops, providing control system startup services, troubleshooting existing control systems and providing control system qualifications.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented software development & delivery methodologies
• Expertise with the design, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of virtual server-based control system architectures, and understanding of control system network topology, i.e. Ethernet, Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, etc.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation specification, installation & troubleshooting, and control panel design, check-out, commissioning & troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience rapidly troubleshooting and solving equipment & instrument-related issues during start-up and commissioning and perform complex system testing
• Experience working at customer sites supporting the installation & commissioning of equipment and systems.