Commissioning Partners

Automation Engineer

Wilson, NC • Posted 3 days ago
Onsite Contract Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

We are looking for an experienced Automation Engineer to support the integration, configuration, testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and maintenance of automation and control systems in pharmaceutical and process manufacturing environments. The ideal candidate will have experience with DCS, SIS, PLCs, HMI/SCADA, instrumentation, and industrial control networks.


Key Responsibilities

  • Configure, troubleshoot, test, and maintain DCS, SIS, PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
  • Support Honeywell Experion, C300, Triconex, or comparable platforms.
  • Perform I/O checks, loop checks, FAT/SAT, functional testing, SIS testing, commissioning, and startup.
  • Review P&IDs, I/O lists, Cause & Effect diagrams, control narratives, logic diagrams, and instrumentation drawings.
  • Troubleshoot controllers, I/O, instrumentation, alarms, interlocks, communication networks, and control applications.
  • Support automation upgrades, system modifications, migrations, and brownfield integration projects.
  • Participate in RCA, MOC, validation, change control, and cybersecurity activities.
  • Maintain automation documentation, test procedures, backups, configuration records, and turnover packages.
  • Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, Validation, contractors, and vendors.


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Automation, or related Engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience in DCS/SIS, process automation, or controls engineering.
  • Experience with commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and control system testing.
  • Ability to read P&IDs, electrical/instrumentation drawings, I/O lists, and control narratives.
  • Strong knowledge of industrial automation, instrumentation, control systems, and process safety.


Preferred Skills

  • Honeywell Experion / C300 / Triconex
  • DCS / SIS / PLC / HMI / SCADA
  • FAT / SAT / Commissioning / Startup
  • SIS / SIL / SRS / LOPA / Interlocks
  • GMP / GAMP 5 / 21 CFR Part 11 / Validation
  • Industrial control system cybersecurity and change control


Automation Engineer in Wilson at Commissioning Partners

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