GMP Building Automation Engineer — Desigo (BAS)

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

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