Senior I&C Engineer, Central Utilities & Automation

Merck; West Point (PA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Retirement Benefits

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Merck is seeking an experienced I&C Engineer to support Central Utilities and upgrade instrumentation and control systems across campus utilities. You will partner with maintenance staff, reliability engineers, and EHS to ensure systems comply with corporate standards and safety requirements.

This role manages budgets and capital projects for I&C, conducts incident investigations, and advances alarm management, cyber security, and high-performance HMIs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of control systems / I&C/ automation design and operations experience in power, utilities, chemical, facilities, pharmaceutical or similar industries.
• Experience in automation and technical troubleshooting.
• Ability to handle and prioritize a large number of simultaneous assignments and quickly adapt to changes in business priorities.
• Ability to quickly address issues and develop solutions to minimize compliance risk and improve utility and facility reliability.
• Applied professional work experience which demonstrates knowledge of environmental issues, safety, and regulatory and code compliance (OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, NFPA, ASME, ANSI, ISA, ISO, etc.).
• Experience creating, documenting, and adhering to Business Procedures / Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for purpose of standardization & sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Primary owner of Chiller Plant Control Systems and supporting process instrumentation.
• Collaborates and supports other automation systems within Utility & Energy Operations.
• Provide technical engineering insight for the maintenance and troubleshooting of Central Utilities instrumentation and control systems.
• Owns and champions alarm management and cyber security programs, and high-performance HMI development.
• Own and maintain active instrument list.
• Advises and interfaces with union technicians to achieve maintenance and repairs.
• Supports the development and maintenance of engineering and control systems, which may include drawings, performance parameters, equipment manuals, vendor information and PMs, safe operating limits / standard operating conditions, functional requirement specifications, configuration specifications, and design specifications.
• Manages expense and capital projects related to chiller automation.
• Manages Central Utilities I&C budget and master planning.
• Supports owners in reviewing and making recommendations to operating procedures for utilities and facility systems.
• Participate in/conduct Incident investigations/ Root Cause Analysis and provide timely follow-up of corrective actions.
• Interfaces with internal and external groups (including OEM’s and vendors), gains consensus and contributes to reliable and effective teamwork.
• Leverages vendor support contracts to achieve automation initiatives and goals.
• Leads a sustainable culture of excellence by fostering commitment and engaging employees.
• Support operations and maintenance supervisors in ensuring that system equipment is maintained in compliance with all safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Provide backup support to site operations management, Unit 12.

Skills

Control systems design

Automation troubleshooting

Budget and project management

Regulatory compliance (OSHA etc)

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Ignition

ABB Symphony Plus

Infi90

GE MarkVIe

Wonderware

Job description

Merck is seeking an experienced I&C Engineer to support Central Utilities and upgrade instrumentation and control systems across campus utilities. You will partner with maintenance staff, reliability engineers, and EHS to ensure systems comply with corporate standards and safety requirements.

This role manages budgets and capital projects for I&C, conducts incident investigations, and advances alarm management, cyber security, and high-performance HMIs.