Senior Process Automation Engineer - GMP & OT/IT

ThermoFisher Scientific; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan bonus

Healthcare

Employee benefits

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in the United States is seeking a Process Automation Engineer III to optimize production processes, implement new technologies, and lead continuous improvement within GMP manufacturing. You will own control systems like DeltaV and PLCs, drive data integration, and support regulatory compliance.

The role requires 5+ years in regulated environments, strong cross-functional collaboration, and experience with validation and system commissioning.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with DCS and PLC platforms, preferably DeltaV.
• Experience with system commissioning, loop tuning, and startup activities.
• Experience supporting GMP change control and validation processes.
• Strong PLC and DCS programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain process control systems in compliance with corporate standards and GMP requirements.
• Provide technical ownership of DeltaV, PLC, SCADA, and associated automation platforms.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for control systems, networked devices, and data acquisition platforms.
• Develop and implement system enhancements to improve equipment reliability, throughput, and data integrity.
• Ensure compliance with software lifecycle management, patching strategies, licensing, and cybersecurity standards.
• Support validation documentation including URS, FRS, SDS, IQ/OQ/PQ, and change control documentation.
• Integrate manufacturing data sources (PLCs, historians, MES, etc.) to improve operational visibility and reporting.
• Develop monitoring and alerting tools to proactively detect system issues.
• Participate in and support regulatory inspections and audits.
• Collaborate with Corporate IT to maintain secure and compliant OT/IT network integration.
• Provide on-call support for critical manufacturing systems as required.

Skills

DeltaV

PLC programming

SCADA

Data integration

GMP compliance

Industrial networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related

Associate degree or equivalent

Tools

DeltaV

SQL

Historians

ISA-88

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific in the United States is seeking a Process Automation Engineer III to optimize production processes, implement new technologies, and lead continuous improvement within GMP manufacturing. You will own control systems like DeltaV and PLCs, drive data integration, and support regulatory compliance.

The role requires 5+ years in regulated environments, strong cross-functional collaboration, and experience with validation and system commissioning.