Controls system Engineer

The Senior Engineer – Manufacturing Automation with experience in vertical integration of the Control Systems, SCADA, and Process Historian Products etc.

The Senior Engineer with strong background in Manufacturing IT & Control systems; specifically, integration of control systems with IT systems. It includes but is not limited to PLC, SCADA and MES and Process Historian

• Exposure to planning and executing
• Networking experience; working knowledge of Enterprise Networking and local control networks.
• Pharmaceutical Operations experience, in a GMP Pilot Plant, Manufacturing environment or related facility
• Must be able to communicate clearly (oral and written) and frequently with operations and other support groups.

Required Experience and Skills:

• The OT/IT Integration Engineer with experience in the configuration of Kepware EX as Gateway for integration of different make PLCs on vendor proprietary protocols OR OPC. Integration with Beckhoff Twin CAT PLCs, B & R IPC, and OPC Euromap 77 will be advantageous.
• Data Integration from Kepware Edge to Ignition Edge / Gateway with MQTT, following defined UNS standard
• Structuring the data in an intuitive namespace, and making data available to historians or upstream layers on MQTT
• Knowledgeable of best practices for performance and optimization of Kepware and MQTT
• Configuration and Programming in Beckhoff TwincCAT3 and B& R Automation Studio for the development of functions and data integration
• Experience in Ignition Edge / Gateway configuration for data integration on the MQTT
• Experience in Canary Historian and Seeq will be added advantage
• Validation and Qualification of automation system for the dataflow. Documentation and protocol execution for pharmaceutical industries
• Documentation of best practices, internal Knowledge Articles, and other communications.
• Understand and support all GMPs, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Evaluate automated and information technology systems and develop strategies to optimize and ensure the quality and stability of automation systems through future expansion, replacement, or upgrade.
• Use their technical knowledge to ensure the robust and efficient operation of a variety of automated processing and information technology systems.
• Experience with automation system architecture, design, start-up and/or qualification.
• Experienced problem solver/troubleshooter, skilled in root cause analysis
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent organizational skills to multi-task.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Strong analytical thinking and technical writing skills
• Proficient in MS Office Platform and document storage systems
• A prominent level of innovation, creativity, and self-initiative.

Good to have:

• Experience with Process Data Historian Canary and Seeq –
• Configuration, Event Frames, Notifications, etc. as per Plant Hierarchy
• Develop on-demand reports, dashboards, etc. System performance optimization, monitoring system health, upgrades, etc.
• Experience of SCADA systems engineering & deployment – Ignition 8.1, SCADA administration and configuration.
• Excellent understanding on SCADA/MES Ignition modules like Perspective, Vision Unlimited, Web Browser, Alarm Notification, SQL Bridge, Tag Historian, SQL Server, python scripting
• Exposure of AWS cloud for data integration and big data analytics.