Specialist I&C Engineering

Job Description

Our Company is a global biopharmaceutical leader with a portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines, and animal health products. We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop, and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world's biggest investors in Research & Development.

The vision for the Global Workplace and Enterprise Services (GWES) organization is to improve patients' lives by providing world-class facility services & solutions that enable innovative research, medicines, & vaccines. We deliver critical building and site services, including facility management, emergency response, utilities (including electricity, steam, chilled water, and potable water), and real estate strategy that provides a positive workplace experience to enable employees to perform their best work. The future of work and needs of the workplace are constantly changing so we are also seeking to re-imagine and continuously improve our operations and supporting business processes for our valued colleagues across our Company's enterprise.

The Utilities & Energy Operations department is responsible for safe, compliant, reliable, and cost-effective operation of Powerhouse, Central Plants and Water Facilities. The department operates and maintains two combined cycle heat and power plants, five balance of plant boilers, and seven distributed campus chiller plants. The power plant has a generating capacity of 60 MW. The boilers have a total steam generating capacity over a 1,000,000 lbs. per hour. The campus chillers plants have a combined capacity of 40,000 Tons consisting of a combination of steam and electric chillers. Utility & Energy Operations is responsible for providing West Point campus utilities 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Position Description

As a member of the Utility Energy Operations Electrical and Control Systems Department, the Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) Engineer's primary role focuses on supporting the department as a technical resource for the maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of instrumentation, control systems, and data systems owned and operated by the department. This role will manage expense and capital project portfolio and budget for l&C related projects in the department and ensure robust management of change.

This role will be responsible for conducting incident investigations and RCA for control system related events and will partner with the utilities department to ensure we deliver safe, compliant, reliable and cost-effective utilities to our internal customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for the maintenance and troubleshooting of powerhouse instrumentation and controls systems.
• Own cybersecurity compliance requirements for department OT data systems.
• Partner closely with the operations team to ensure distributed control system meets operational needs. Provide training when necessary.
• Support the development and maintenance of process knowledge management and system engineering basis,
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• Manage I&C expense budget.
• Through the I&C master planning process, identify inputs to long range capital plan.
• Act as system owner for review of operating procedures for utilities and facility systems.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and incident investigations and provide timely follow-up of corrective actions.

Qualifications

Education:

Minimum -> HS Diploma/GED- 4+ years of control systems, l&C automation design, and/or operations experience in power, utilities, chemical, facilities or similar industries.

Preferred -> bachelors degree and Minimum 1-3 years of control systems, l&C automation design, and/or operations experience in power, utilities, chemical, facilities or similar industries.

Required Skills and Experience:

• .Technical problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to handle and prioritize many simultaneous assignments and quickly adapt to changes in business priorities.
• Ability to quickly address issues and develop solutions to minimize compliance risk and improve utility and facility reliability.
• Applied professional work experience which demonstrates knowledge of environmental compliance requirements, safety, and regulatory and code compliance.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• A strong preference will be given to candidates with ABB Symphony Plus experience.
• 5+ years of control systems, l&C automation design, and/or operations experience in power, utilities, chemical, facilities or similar industries.
• Experience evaluating OT data systems against cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience in OPC DA/UA.
• Experience developing Job Plans, Preventative Maintenance and Predictive Maintenance Plans.
• Experience in leading Failure Mode Effects Analysis.
• Experience in Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems and regulations.
• Experience in working in a collective bargaining unit based environment.
• Experience in facilitating alarm rationalization.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70, 70E, 85. ISA18.2
• Relevant professional experience supporting pharmaceutical industry, including manufacturing, research labs, pilot plant and utilities operations.

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Required Skills:
Accountability, Accountability, Animal Vaccination, Budget Management, Business Processes, Capital Projects, Collective Bargaining, Communication, Construction, Corrective Action Management, Distributed Control System (DCS), Electrical Engineering, Electric Motors, Equipment Commissioning, Estimation and Planning, Incident Investigations, Industrial Sectors, Maintenance Supervision, Manufacturing Scale-Up, Mechanical Troubleshooting, Pharmaceutical Production, Power Systems, Process Instrumentation, Product Testing, Project Portfolio Management (PPM) {+ 5 more}

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Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as "remote".

The salary range for this role is
$87,300.00 - $137,400.00

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days. More information about benefits is available at ;br>
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Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:
No

Travel Requirements:
10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:
Not Applicable

Shift:
Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:
No

Hazardous Material(s):
n/a

Job Posting End Date:
02/20/2026
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