Senior Controls Engineer — Packaging & Manufacturing Systems

Thornton Tomasetti; United States; On-site; USD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (HIP PPO)

High-employer-contribution retirement

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Nutrition is seeking a qualified engineer to provide technical leadership for packaging and wet processing equipment at the Altavista, VA facility. You will guide design, development, validation, and troubleshooting across manufacturing systems to ensure compliant, validated operations.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 5+ years in process/manufacturing engineering, and strong RCA abilities. FDA/USDA experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or closely related field.
• Experience with validated processes is required.
• Experience in troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on design, development, implementation, optimization, validation, and troubleshooting of packaging and wet processing equipment.
• Oversee installation and integration of manufacturing systems including wet processing, filling and secondary packaging: PLC programming in Delta-V, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix.
• Develop validation and commissioning protocols and execute factory/site acceptance tests for constructed equipment or systems.
• Review equipment specifications, construction drawings and vendor proposals for feedback and changes.

Skills

Problem solving

Root Cause Analysis

Strong communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or closely related discipline

Tools

Delta-V PLC

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix

FactoryTalk View SE/ME

Ignition

iFix

Job description

Abbott Nutrition is seeking a qualified engineer to provide technical leadership for packaging and wet processing equipment at the Altavista, VA facility. You will guide design, development, validation, and troubleshooting across manufacturing systems to ensure compliant, validated operations.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 5+ years in process/manufacturing engineering, and strong RCA abilities. FDA/USDA experience is a plus.