Digital Plant Engineer — Pharma Manufacturing (12-Month Contract)

i-Pharm Consulting; Lebanon (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

i-Pharm Consulting seeks a Digital Plant Engineer for a major greenfield pharma project in Indiana. You''ll bridge manufacturing processes, automation systems and digital platforms to meet GMP and validation standards.

This is a 12-month contract with potential extensions. Responsibilities include data architecture, DCS integration, MES interfaces, AVEVA PI, LogMate, and cross-functional collaboration across Automation, Process Engineering and 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

Automation & OT

DCS engineering

Batch manufacturing

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DeltaV Batch DCS

AVEVA PI

LogMate

MES

Job description

i-Pharm Consulting seeks a Digital Plant Engineer for a major greenfield pharma project in Indiana. You''ll bridge manufacturing processes, automation systems and digital platforms to meet GMP and validation standards.

This is a 12-month contract with potential extensions. Responsibilities include data architecture, DCS integration, MES interfaces, AVEVA PI, LogMate, and cross-functional collaboration across Automation, Process Engineering and Operations.