IIoT & Controls Engineer - Digital Manufacturing Lead

Avantor; Phillipsburg (NJ); On-site; USD 98,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor is seeking a Controls & IIoT Engineer to lead automation, integration, and digital transformation across our Phillipsburg, NJ manufacturing operations in a cGMP setting. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and sustaining both traditional control systems and Industry 4.0 architectures with a move toward digital batch records and UNS-based data models.

You will work on integrating PLCs, SCADA, MES, and CMMS while enabling IIoT, edge computing, and secure data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field is required.
• 4+ years in controls, automation, or integration.
• Experience in a cGMP/regulatory environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, test, and support PLC and HMI systems.
• Develop system requirements and validation documentation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Lead FAT and SAT activities.
• Troubleshoot and optimize equipment and systems.
• Maintain backups and version control.
• Integrate PLCs, SCADA, historians, MES, and CMMS.
• Configure MQTT architectures (EMQX).
• Support Ignition SCADA and migrate legacy systems.
• Develop UNS-based data models and scalable data flow.
• Create dashboards and KPIs to drive improvements.

Skills

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Ignition SCADA HMI

VFDs & instrumentation

Electrical schematics

UNS & MQTT

Edge computing

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Canary Historian

HighByte Intelligence Hub

Tulip MES

eMaint CMMS

EMQX

Job description

Avantor is seeking a Controls & IIoT Engineer to lead automation, integration, and digital transformation across our Phillipsburg, NJ manufacturing operations in a cGMP setting. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and sustaining both traditional control systems and Industry 4.0 architectures with a move toward digital batch records and UNS-based data models.

You will work on integrating PLCs, SCADA, MES, and CMMS while enabling IIoT, edge computing, and secure data pipelines.