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Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients.\nWe are PCI.\nOur investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI.\nJOB SUMMARY\nThe Senior Automation Engineer works under the direction of the Senior Automation Manager while also utilizing independent judgment to perform the day-to-day project duties of designing, developing, and implementing control systems. The Senior Automation Engineer will play a key role of work ownership and accountability for PCI automation systems. The Senior Automation Engineer ensures new systems meet stakeholder requirements, changes to existing systems are performed in a controlled manner and systems are in an inspection ready state. The Sr. Automation Engineer possesses expertise in engineering, design, installation, and start-up of automation systems. They will assist manufacturing operations with problem solving regarding automation systems.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nDevelop and edit engineering design documents, technical evaluations, and test plans for cGMP process equipment, utilities and follow GAMP 5 and PCI Data integrity guidelines.\nProvide process automation (SCADA, PLC's, HMI's) programing and building management support.\nPerform troubleshooting and investigations relating to manufacturing deviations and anomalies associated with automation systems and control system software.\nMaintain the Historical database, Factory Talk PI Historian, and local historical solutions.\nSupport and maintain reporting services and report creation.\nTake leadership during the entire life cycle of automation projects, from concept to feasibility and from fabrication and test to production.\nGenerate standard operating procedures to administer and manage control systems. Including the areas of backups/restores, configuration management, user access and incident handling.\nWork hand in hand with Facilities, Engineering, and Operations teams to support projects and operational needs.\nImplement, maintain, and optimize automated platforms for the commercial and research laboratories.\nPrepare RFQ’s and solicit quotations from automation suppliers.\nEvaluate supplier quotations to determine the best combination of technical solution, cost and timing.\nDevelop budget, schedule for projects, and manage projects to stay within them.\nConduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers and status reports.\nProvide on-site support during machine build, debug and testing/qualification.\nSupervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.\nDevelop and execute data backup procedures and disaster recovery strategies of automation systems, always ensuring data integrity and security.\nWrite cGxP documentation such as SOPs, change controls, incidents, and deviations, planned deviations, and installation qualifications. Ensures documentation complies with cGxPs and other applicable regulations relating to GXP automated and control systems. \nResponsible for timely completion of work orders, deviations and change controls related to control systems.\nResponsible for generating test scripts related to control system changes.\nSupport investigations to identify root causes and required changes to fix.\nResponsible for generating and maintaining control system documentation: functional specifications, I/O Lists, wiring diagrams etc.\nCollaborate and support external departments.\nResponsible for identifying and implementing solutions that reduce deviations, processing time or increase system inspections readiness.\nProvide 24/7 on-call shift Support as required.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or related field, preferred.\nProven experience as an Automation Engineer, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.\nA minimum of 8-10 years’ experience programming and or troubleshooting PLC’s and HMI/SCADA applications, preferable in a qualified environment.\nExperience with selection, installation and troubleshooting field instrumentation: pressure, temperature, proximity switches, scales, level transmitters.\nExperience with design, installation, startup of VFDs and Motor Starters.\nExperience with Microsoft SQL Server Databases including setup/configuration of new database, running queries, programming stored procedures, and configuration of security and backups and notifications.\nExperience with FactoryTalk Historian database or OSI PI: installation and setup, backup, security configuration, configuration of points and ability to monitor performance and troubleshoot networking issues.\nExperience designing and troubleshooting control panel electrical circuits","description_format":"text","description_chars":4812,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Health Care","Clinical Trial Services (CRO)","APIs & Drug Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-05T21:20:39Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":85,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.853,"p_room":1,"age_days":8,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-10T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/pci-sr-automation-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/pci-sr-automation-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-11T03:05:49Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":467,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4533,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1987116},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1987116"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fpci-sr-automation-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fpci-sr-automation-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fpci-sr-automation-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/pci-sr-automation-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fpci-sr-automation-engineer"}]}