Digital Plant Engineer

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO); Lebanon, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IAPMO is seeking a Digital Plant Engineer for a major greenfield pharmaceutical project in Indiana. The role centers on connecting manufacturing processes, automation systems, and digital platforms to meet regulatory and facility needs.

Embedded in the Automation Project Team, you will drive data architecture, MES integration, and AVEVA PI/LogMate implementations to support GMP-compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical API/bulk manufacturing.
• Strong automation and OT background, including DCS engineering and batch manufacturing.
• Previous delivery experience on large pharmaceutical automation projects.
• Experience with DeltaV Batch DCS.
• Strong understanding of GMP and computer-system-validation principles.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• MES and AVEVA PI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Digital Plant strategy, use cases and data architecture.
• Lead data-flow mapping and translate manufacturing needs into digital requirements.
• Support automation-to-MES integration, historian delivery and PAT platforms.
• Contribute to site data infrastructure, including AVEVA PI and LogMate.
• Work across Automation, Process Engineering, Operations and IT to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure alignment with GMP, data-integrity and computer-system-validation requirements.

Skills

Data architecture

Data-flow mapping

Cross-functional collaboration

GMP compliance

Computer-system validation

DCS engineering

Batch manufacturing

MES experience

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent experience

Tools

AVEVA PI

LogMate

DeltaV

Job description

Job Title : Digital Plant Engineer

Site Location: Lebanon, Indiana

Contract: Initial 12-month contract, with potential extensions subject to performance

Rate: Competitive W2 rate plus expenses

Onsite Requirements: A minimum of two weeks per month for the first six months, reducing to a minimum of one week per month thereafter

We’re recruiting a Digital Plant Engineer to support a major greenfield pharmaceutical manufacturing project in Indiana, covering small molecules, biologics and nucleic acid therapies.

Embedded within the Automation Project Team, you’ll connect manufacturing processes, automation systems and digital platforms, ensuring solutions meet operational, facility and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the Digital Plant strategy, use cases and data architecture.
• Lead data-flow mapping and translate manufacturing needs into digital requirements.
• Support automation-to-MES integration, historian delivery and PAT platforms.
• Contribute to site data infrastructure, including AVEVA PI and LogMate.
• Work across Automation, Process Engineering, Operations and IT to deliver integrated solutions.
• Ensure alignment with GMP, data-integrity and computer-system-validation requirements.

Requirements:

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical API/bulk manufacturing.
• Strong automation and OT background, including DCS engineering and batch manufacturing.
• Previous delivery experience on large pharmaceutical automation projects.
• Experience with DeltaV Batch DCS.
• Strong understanding of GMP and computer-system-validation principles.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• MES and AVEVA PI experience preferred.

A long-term opportunity to help shape the digital capabilities of a major new pharmaceutical manufacturing campus.