Job Description

Specialist - Manufacturing Automation
Join our team as a Specialist - Manufacturing Automation and become an integral part of our digital manufacturing team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to serve as a technical control system subject matter expert and creator of value enablers for the enterprise managed DeltaV process control system.
If you're passionate about improving operations efficiency, control system availability, robustness, and performance, this is the perfect role for you.
Responsibilities

• Work with local and remote team members to upgrade and standardize DeltaV systems.
• Develop strategies to optimize and ensure the quality and stability of process automation systems through future expansion, replacement, or upgrade.
• Develop standards, processes, templates and tools for DeltaV DCS and other Process Control systems for upgrading and patching the operating system and application software, enterprise monitoring, and identify vulnerabilities and non-standard elements.
• Monitor DeltaV and other automation systems and respond to alerts.
• Keep current with global technical standards for DeltaV DCS and other Process Control systems.
• Work alongside corporate security professionals to understand and assess compliance with security standards.
• Provide support in the installation and configuration of a diverse range of interfaces to ensure seamless integration and efficient operation within the system.
• Troubleshoot and provide technical guidance and support in the installation and configuration of DeltaV DCS databases to ensure optimal functionality and performance.
• Contribute well-structured, tailored and practical technical information to a knowledge management system.

Qualifications
Required

• Good understanding of process control systems architecture and control system administration.
• Skilled with Emerson DeltaV system standards, Knowledge Base Articles, Best Practices, Cybersecurity and Guardian support capabilities.
• Significant experience with project execution in technical SME role for DeltaV System upgrade.
• Experience at working with common Automation interface protocols (OPC, MODBUS, PROFIBUS).
• Familiar with DeltaV Live, DeltaV hardware components including Charms I/O.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational skills to work independently on multiple projects.
• Ability to prepare Technical Implementation Standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and cGMP documents.

Preferred

• Experience with GMP Quality Systems.
• Familiar with IT systems; specifically, integration of Automation systems with IT systems.
• Networking experience; working knowledge of Enterprise Networking and local control networks.
• Aveeva PI, Dynatrace, Qualys, Ansible or other monitoring platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile project development practices, Jira, Confluence.

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Employee Status: Regular
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Required Skills: Agile Methodology, Audit Management, Automation, Automation in Systems Integration, Business Process Improvements, Communication, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Data Management, Digital Factory, Digital Manufacturing, GMP Compliance, Industrial Communication Protocols, IT Automation, Management Process, Problem Management, Process Control, Quality Management, Real-Time Programming, Security Compliance, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Interoperability, Systems Troubleshooting
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Job Posting End Date: 09/8/2025
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