Automation Engineer

Position: System Analysis & Consulting Expert 5

Location:  Bedford, MA, 01730 (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months contract with higher extension possibilities.

Shift: 1^st Shift

Hybrid position: 3 days Onsite and 2 days Remote

Job Description:

Your main mission will be within the Software Development and Delivery group. As an OT Developer, you will reinforce the Development team with the contribution of your competence and expertise in the design, development, deployment, and validation of industrial software and automation in a multi-product environment. You will work in an international and multicultural team.

Must Have:

• You have 5+ years of experience as an automation engineer preferably in biopharmaceutical environment.
• You have significant hands-on records on CODESYS programming, and Wonderware/Aveva SCADA & PLC development.
• You have solid knowledges and experience with communication protocols and data exchanges ideally with OPC UA.
• Knowledge of professional best practices for software development including code standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, unit and functional testing, and operations.

Should Have :

• User Interface design (OMI).
• Experience in web API and HMI.
• Knowledge of Wago automatons.
• Your previous experience has enabled you to practice at least one of the following skills in a team: DevOps (Jenkins, Ansible), deployment scripts, validation, quality or design.

Extras :

• Experience in Life Sciences industry and with existing regulation (e.g. 21CFR P11); development guidelines (e.g. GAMP5); computer validation practices (e.g. CSV) is a plus.
• Experience working with an Agile methodology
• You are autonomous, you can work in agile project mode and in direct collaboration with technical teams and suppliers.
• You have good communication skills and abilities to teach others.
• You learn fast, you are good in understanding abstract concepts and you know how to translate them to the code and deliver them.