Principal Engineer in Hudson

Energy Jobline ZR; City of Hudson (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Generous paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

E Tech Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead complex automation and system integration projects in the Life Sciences and manufacturing sectors. You will guide a diverse team through concept, design engineering, testing, startup and training of operators and maintenance personnel.

Candidates should have a BS in Engineering and 8–10 years of hands-on experience with process automation, GMP requirements, and Rockwell/SCADA tooling. Occasional travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• BS Engineering degree or equivalent.
• 8–10 years in automation projects for process plants.
• Experience with GMP, controls design and facility start-up.
• Proficient in Rockwell, Ignition, and modern PLC/HMI/SCADA tech.
• Strong understanding of batch/DCS and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams for design, configuration, and testing of control applications.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and financials; coordinate workstreams.
• Provide technical guidance and customer advisory throughout design, start-up and commissioning.
• Travel to client sites as needed to support design, development, and start-up of control systems.
• Develop and qualify control system applications including PLC, HMI, and SCADA configurations.

Skills

Project leadership

Automation systems

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Batch/DCS

GMP knowledge

Education

BS Engineering degree

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Ignition

ControlLogix PLCs

SCADA

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

At E Tech Group, joining our team means joining a group of passionate and forward-thinkingexperts. We're one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States providing value for our clients through IT automation and control solutions for more than 30years to the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals & Mining, Warehousing & Distribution, and CPG/Food & Beverage industries.Our and global scale allows us to help our clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities regardless of physical location or the local resources available at that site.

We're adding to our team! We are seeking a Principal Engineerwho has a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently to perform all aspects of process automation engineering and system integration, including initial concepts, specifications, design engineering, documentation, project implementation, testing, startup, and training of operating and maintenance personnel. You will be a key member of a diverse team of professionals developing solutions for our client's most complex automation challenges.

Location:

Within 3 hours driving time of Albany, NY

You will:

• Lead a project team responsible for the design, configuration, and testing of continuous and batch control applications.
• Understand the project scope and financials and exercise good time management skills to plan & coordinate the work as part of a project team.
• Anticipate and provide solutions tothe customer giving high priority to customer satisfaction offering strong technical expertise and advisement as part of the project team.
• Adapt to a flexible work schedule & travel, if necessary, to participate in the design, development, and start-up of control systems at the client's facility.
• Act as an automation Subject Matter Expert

You have:

• BS Engineering degree.
• Hands on experience executing automation projects for process plants, minimum of 8-10years in industry, preferably in Life Sciencesdomain.
• GMP, controls design, and facility start-up
• Rockwell, Ignition, Servers
• Understanding of recipe development in a Batch/DCS,
• Experience programming equipment phases within ControlLogix PLCs.
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, design criteria and codes relevant to Instrumentation and Controls
• ISA S88 Batch standard
• ISA S95 Controls System Architecture standard
• GAMP 5 & cGMP
• 21 CFR Part 11
• Demonstrated ability to develop process control system applications, utilizing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, configuration of thin client server applications, design, developing & maintaining databases for data collection, configuring process historians and using reporting tools to present process data to operations & management, tuning control loops, providing control system startup services, troubleshooting existing control systems and providing control system qualifications.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented software development & delivery methodologies
• Expertise with the design, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of virtual server-based control system architectures, and understanding of control system network topology, i.e. Ethernet, Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, etc.
• Knowledge of process instrumentation specification, installation & troubleshooting, and control panel design, check-out, commissioning & troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience rapidly troubleshooting and solving equipment & instrument-related issues during start-up and commissioning and perform complex system testing
• Experience working at customer sites supporting the installation & commissioning of equipment and systems.

Benefits & Perks:

• 401k + match + prompt enrollment. E Tech Group employees are 100% vested upon entry.
• Prompt enrollment into Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off that includes paid vacation, paid holidays, paid family leave and sick time off.
• Learning and growth are key parts of the E Tech culture. We provide you with training and continuing education from day one, so you canadvance your career. As an E Tech associate, youcan unlock your greatest potential through challenges and opportunities.

E Tech Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to , , , , , , military status, genetic information, , , citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. E Tech Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for beliefs. E Tech Group is an Aff…