Automation Engineer, PEMI & SCADA Startup (Onsite)

MSD; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Specialist – Automation Engineer to support PEMI design, startup, and commissioning with Ignition SCADA integration and PI historian platforms. The role spans lab automation, pilot plants, and GMP documentation in a CAMB/cGMP setting.

You will work with Sartorius AMBR250 systems, bioreactors, TFF, lyophilizers, and containment hardware, contributing to facility startup and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Automation, Engineering, Science or Computer Science with 3+ years in regulated GxP environments.
• Proven experience with PLC, HMI and SCADA systems; familiarity with AVEVA PI or similar historians.
• Strong troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and SOP writing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot automation and instrumentation issues; perform root cause analyses and implement CAPA.
• Manage patches, firmware upgrades, backups, recovery, and cybersecurity hardening.
• Ensure data integrity and audit trails for operations and ERP integrations.
• Support capital projects; assist design, install and commissioning of new equipment.
• Provide on-call support and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance and IT.

Skills

PLC

HMI

SCADA

DeltaV

Ignition

iFIX

AVEVA PI

Rockwell

Siemens

ISA88

ISA95

OPC

Modbus

JIRA

CSV

Education

Bachelor's degree in Automation/Engineering/Science/CS

Tools

Ignition

iFIX

DeltaV

SCADA

ERP interfaces

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ, seeks a Specialist – Automation Engineer to support PEMI design, startup, and commissioning with Ignition SCADA integration and PI historian platforms. The role spans lab automation, pilot plants, and GMP documentation in a CAMB/cGMP setting.

You will work with Sartorius AMBR250 systems, bioreactors, TFF, lyophilizers, and containment hardware, contributing to facility startup and operational readiness.