Automation Area Lead Eng

TechDigital Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions provider in Indiana is seeking an experienced automation specialist to support pharmaceutical projects. The role involves DeltaV design, team leadership, and collaboration with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in automation for API/bulk manufacturing environments, focusing on efficient and compliant processes. This opportunity offers a chance to lead innovative automation solutions while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise/hands-on experience in DeltaV design, implementation, and testing.
• Experience leading cross-functional automation teams.
• Automation experience in API/bulk manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Support the technical scope for the automation project.
• Act as an automation representative in program leadership meetings.
• Serve as a key point of contact for client stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technical offices for automation solutions.
• Ensure consistency of automation deliverables.
• Lead control strategy design.
• Communicate project progress and issues.
• Respond to system integrator technical queries.
• Champion the adoption of emerging technologies.

Skills

DeltaV design

Automation experience in pharmaceutical industry

Leadership of automation teams

Job description

Qualifications

• Deep expertise/hands‑on experience in DeltaV design, implementation, and testing.
• Automation experience in the pharmaceutical/life science industry, with a preference for API/bulk manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading cross‑functional automation teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide support or ownership of the technical scope for the assigned area of the automation project.
• Act as an automation representative in cross‑functional program leadership meetings, ensuring alignment between automation, process engineering, digital/MES, and quality teams.
• Serve as the key point of contact for client stakeholders and senior leadership regarding automation scope, progress, and risk mitigation of the assigned area.
• Collaborate with Program technical offices to ensure the automation solution is aligned with the overall program automation philosophy and standards.
• Provide technical support to the team working on the assigned area for the respective area/node and ensure that applicable standards are followed.
• Ensure consistency of the automation deliverables (requirements, functional specifications, control strategies, phases, and recipes, etc.).
• Participate in P&ID and lead control strategy design.
• Lead in defining the software components that need to be created or modified.
• Communicate progress, issues, and needs to the automation project manager for the entire workstream/all areas of the project.
• Lead input, review, and approval of functional requirements and specifications.
• Lead design of Parameter and Recipe Specification philosophy.
• Respond to system integrator technical queries.
• Lead and collaborate on the development of software testing strategies.
• Identify any remediation effort required on process control software.
• Identify and analyze risks of technical nature particular to the area and plan responses.
• Maintain compliance with training requirements.
• Provide training and support to junior engineers and other team members.
• Champion the adoption of emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies that improve automation efficiency, reliability, and maintainability.