Hybrid Digital Plant Engineer | Automation & Data Flows

i-Pharm GxP; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

i-Pharm GxP is seeking a Digital Plant Engineer for a hybrid, 2+ year contract in Central Indiana. The role bridges shop-floor automation with digital architectures, mapping data flows from DeltaV and PLCs to historians and Level 3 systems.

You will design batch traceability, parameter management, and data integrity solutions for MES and non-MES environments, aligning process recipes to ISA-88 logic. The position requires 5+ years of hands-on pharma automation experience, DeltaV expertise, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on process automation experience in pharmaceutical/biotech API or clinical manufacturing.
• Deep knowledge of DeltaV and batch control architectures; experience with Level 2/3 interfacing.
• Strong understanding of ISA-88 batch structures and data integrity principles.
• Ability to translate recipes into structured logic and data hooks for MES and non-MES environments.

Responsibilities

• Bridge shop-floor automation to digital enterprise architecture.
• Define data flows from equipment up to site historians and Level 3 systems.
• Design batch traceability and parameter management for MES and non-MES operations.
• Collaborate with process scientists and SI teams to align tagging and data capture.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, 21 CFR Part 11, and commissioning workflows.

Skills

Automation & DCS depth

ISA-88 Batch Standards

Level 2/3 Interfacing

Data architecture & CPPs

Compliance & Validation

Tools

Emerson DeltaV

DeltaV Studio

AVEVA PI / OSI-PI

MES platforms (Syncade, Tempo, PAS-X)

PLM tools (QbD Vision)

Job description

i-Pharm GxP is seeking a Digital Plant Engineer for a hybrid, 2+ year contract in Central Indiana. The role bridges shop-floor automation with digital architectures, mapping data flows from DeltaV and PLCs to historians and Level 3 systems.

You will design batch traceability, parameter management, and data integrity solutions for MES and non-MES environments, aligning process recipes to ISA-88 logic. The position requires 5+ years of hands-on pharma automation experience, DeltaV expertise, and