Facilities & Utilities Engineer: PLC/SCADA & Energy Optimizer

Biopharma Careers; Covington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Perrigo is seeking a Facilities & Utilities Engineer to support site infrastructure, ensuring reliable and compliant utility systems, while leading energy optimization and sustainability initiatives.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS to maximize system availability and product quality, driving continuous improvement and engineering standardization. This is a salaried role with Monday–Friday schedule and occasional off-shift support.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience supporting industrial automation systems.
• Experience in FDA-regulated pharmaceutical, food, infant formula, consumer healthcare, or GMP environments preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support site utility and infrastructure systems to ensure reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Lead troubleshooting and investigations of facility and utility failures.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, SOPs, PM procedures, and technical documentation.
• Partner with Maintenance and Reliability teams on preventive and predictive maintenance.

Skills

PLC systems

SCADA

HMIs

Instrumentation

VFDs

Industrial networks

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

SAP PM

Job description

Perrigo is seeking a Facilities & Utilities Engineer to support site infrastructure, ensuring reliable and compliant utility systems, while leading energy optimization and sustainability initiatives.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Quality, and EHS to maximize system availability and product quality, driving continuous improvement and engineering standardization. This is a salaried role with Monday–Friday schedule and occasional off-shift support.