OT Automation Validation Engineer | DeltaV & PLCs

AbbVie Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an APC Validation Engineer to lead software validation for OT projects, primarily DeltaV and Allen-Bradley PLCs, and to ensure QA across the System Development Life Cycle.

You will write and review validation plans and protocols, execute test cases, manage risk controls, and collaborate with project managers to deliver on time within budget while maintaining data integrity and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering preferred plus 5 years experience, or Master’s degree plus 4 years experience preferred, or sufficient experience to demonstrate technical equivalency.
• Experience in one or more of the following: IS support role, Systems Testing, OT Implementation, Quality Assurance, Supervisory, Project Management

Responsibilities

• This position will be responsible to provide validation support for OT projects, primarily DeltaV and/or Allen-Bradley PLCs, and ongoing manufacturing automation validation support activities.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing in conjunction with Project Engineers to confirm unit is acceptable.
• The APC Validation Engineer is responsible for ensuring software quality assurance is achieved during OT projects while meeting project objectives and deliverables.
• The position is responsible for working with Project Managers on all phases of the System Development Life Cycle process.
• Position is responsible for managing all validation activities such as protocol writing, identification of risk controls, reviewing of validation documents, storage of controlled documents and providing resolution to problem reports.
• Perform minor troubleshooting of issues encountered during commissioning and documentation of unresolved issues.
• Responsible for implementing Validation Quality Assurance standard into departmental documents and ensuring all departmental training is complete.
• Responsible for ownership of the OT System Periodic Validation Review, Data Integrity, and Data Security lifecycles, including management and execution of remediation task closures.
• The APC Validation Engineer works as a liaison between OT/Automation department and the Validation Quality Assurance department and will be responsible for audit activities such as interacting with auditors.
• The APC Validation Engineer is responsible for completing project tasks within time and budget constraints.
• May supervise contract validation resources in the timely completion of activities in his/her area of responsibility

Skills

IS support

Systems Testing

OT Implementation

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an APC Validation Engineer to lead software validation for OT projects, primarily DeltaV and Allen-Bradley PLCs, and to ensure QA across the System Development Life Cycle.

You will write and review validation plans and protocols, execute test cases, manage risk controls, and collaborate with project managers to deliver on time within budget while maintaining data integrity and security standards.