Senior Automation Engineer - Drug Product Systems Lead

Moderna Therapeutics; Norwood (MA); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics seeks a Sr. Engineer II, Drug Product to lead automation architecture for Drug Product filling, packaging, and visual inspection. You will govern lifecycle activities, set engineering standards, and drive interoperability between equipment and digital systems.

You will provide technical leadership on capital projects, system upgrades, and vendor solutions, while mentoring engineers and ensuring GMP, data integrity, and cybersecurity considerations across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• 6+ years of automation/controls experience in pharma or high‑tech manufacturing.
• Experience with Drug Product automation and packaging operations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior authority for Drug Product automation systems across Filling, Packaging, Visual Inspection, and manufacturing equipment.
• Define and evolve automation architecture and engineering standards for Drug Product equipment and digital systems.
• Establish and govern automation standards including state models, data structures, sequencing, and alarm management.
• Develop reusable automation designs based on ISA-88/95 principles and industry standards.
• Provide governance for capital projects, equipment implementations, system upgrades, and vendor automation solutions.
• Lead design reviews, FAT/SAT, HAZOPs, and validation activities.
• Develop automation software/hardware specifications ensuring compliance with GMP and lifecycle requirements.
• Act as system owner for Rockwell/Siemens PLCs, AVEVA Wonderware, historians, and related infrastructure.
• Define integration strategies for equipment controls, SCADA, MES, historians, and data platforms.
• Mentor automation engineers and drive harmonization across sites.
• Support troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for complex systems.
• Ensure change control and configuration management per regulatory requirements.
• Provide SME support during regulatory audits and inspections.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in reliability and data quality.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Automation Engineering

Tools

AVEVA System Platform/Wonderware

Rockwell/Siemens PLC platforms

HMI/SCADA platforms

Job description

Moderna Therapeutics seeks a Sr. Engineer II, Drug Product to lead automation architecture for Drug Product filling, packaging, and visual inspection. You will govern lifecycle activities, set engineering standards, and drive interoperability between equipment and digital systems.

You will provide technical leadership on capital projects, system upgrades, and vendor solutions, while mentoring engineers and ensuring GMP, data integrity, and cybersecurity considerations across sites.