Building Automation Engineer

Gilder Search Group; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilder Search Group seeks an Automation Engineer to support Siemens Desigo BAS work at a pharmaceutical client site in the Research Triangle Park, NC area. The role covers the full BAS lifecycle—control code development, graphics engineering, technical documentation, and test/commissioning support for HVAC, environmental monitoring, and critical utilities in a GMP facility.

You will collaborate with client engineering, facilities, and quality teams to meet site requirements, perform FAT/SAT and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Siemens Desigo (Desigo CC) or comparable BAS platforms.
• Experience with BAS control programming, graphics development, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with BACnet and Modbus protocols in a building automation context.
• Experience supporting FAT/SAT, commissioning, or validation testing for automation/controls systems.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills for a client-facing onsite role.
• Ability to work onsite in the Research Triangle Park, NC area.

Responsibilities

• Develop and modify control logic and sequence-of-operations programming for Siemens Desigo BAS field panels.
• Build and animate dynamic building automation graphics using the Desigo graphics editor and standard library.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including functional specifications, point lists, sequences of operations, network drawings, and as-built records.
• Support FAT and SAT, including point-to-point checkout, alarm verification, and commissioning activities.
• Assist formal validation testing and documentation for BAS points and systems under GMP change control.
• Collaborate with client engineering, facilities, and quality teams to align automation work with site requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve BAS issues across field panels, graphics, and network communications.

Skills

BAS control programming

Graphics development

Technical documentation

Client-facing onsite

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Onsite work in RTP

Tools

Siemens Desigo (Desigo CC)

BACnet

Modbus

Desigo graphics editor

Job description

We are seeking an Automation Engineer to support Siemens Desigo building automation system work at a pharmaceutical manufacturing client site in the Research Triangle Park, NC area. This role covers the full BAS engineering lifecycle — control code development, graphics engineering, technical documentation, and test/commissioning support — for systems supporting HVAC, environmental monitoring, and critical utilities in a GMP-regulated facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and modify control logic and sequence-of-operations programming for Siemens Desigo BAS field panels supporting HVAC, environmental monitoring, and critical utility systems.
• Build and animate dynamic building automation graphics using the Desigo graphics editor and standard library.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including functional specifications, point lists, sequence of operations, network architecture drawings, and as-built records.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), including point-to-point checkout, alarm/event verification, and commissioning activities.
• Support execution of formal validation testing and documentation for BAS points and systems that fall under GMP change control.
• Collaborate with client engineering, facilities, and quality teams to align automation work with site requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve BAS issues across field panels, graphics, and network communications.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Siemens Desigo (Desigo CC) or comparable Siemens building automation platforms.
• Experience with BAS control programming, graphics development, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with BACnet and/or Modbus protocols in a building automation context.
• Experience supporting FAT/SAT, commissioning, or validation testing for automation/controls systems.
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills for a client-facing onsite role.
• Ability to work onsite in the Research Triangle Park, NC area.

Preferred

• Prior experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech, or other GMP-regulated manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with CQV (Commissioning, Qualification, Validation) documentation practices.
• Experience working for a systems integrator supporting multiple client sites.