Role: Delta-V Automation Project Manager / Automation Engineer (Life Sciences)
Location: San Diego, CA - Onsite
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Responsibilities
- Lead automation projects from concept through design, implementation, commissioning, qualification, and operational readiness.
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and vendor deliverables.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Validation, Quality, and Facilities teams.
- Develop and review automation documentation including URS, FRS, SDS, control narratives, and system architecture.
- Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and CQV activities.
- Oversee PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, instrumentation, and control system implementation.
- Manage automation-related deviations, change controls, and Computer System Validation (CSV) activities.
- Ensure compliance with cGMP, GAMP 5, ASTM E2500, 21 CFR Part 11, and Data Integrity requirements.
- Serve as the technical lead for system integrators, contractors, and cross‑functional project teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of automation engineering or automation project management experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences.
- Strong knowledge of PLC, DCS, SCADA, HMI, instrumentation, VFDs, and industrial control systems.
- Experience with CSV, CQV, change control, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and GMP compliance.
- Proven experience managing automation projects, vendors, and cross‑functional teams.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.