Sr. Specialist, Engineering

Scorpion Therapeutics; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Senior Specialist of Automation to serve as the BAS/HVAC technical authority, ensuring performance, compliance, reliability, energy optimization, and lifecycle management within GMP guidelines.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage capital projects from scope to commissioning, and drive system upgrades, programming, and validation activities to sustain validated BAS systems in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years BAS/HVAC design, operation, maintenance.
• 3+ years working with facilities systems.
• 3+ years Siemens BAS systems proficiency.
• Engineering calculations experience; ASME/ASHRAE/building codes experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional collaboration (GWES, Utilities, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Manufacturing, IT).
• Provide technical direction to specialists/technicians.
• Lead investigations and resolution of systemic BAS/HVAC issues.
• Manage automation and facility system upgrade projects (scope → commissioning/qualification).
• Perform BAS programming, code changes, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Develop/maintain BAS/HVAC Master Plans and obsolescence strategies.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Define system requirements/specifications/sequences of operation/data integrity requirements.
• Support lifecycle cost analysis, performance monitoring, and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Provide technical oversight for new construction/renovations.

Skills

Automation

Capital projects

Change management

Data analysis

GxP compliance

Equipment qualification

Facility management

Maintenance supervision

Regulatory audits

Team leadership

Education

BS in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens Desigo

Siemens Insight

Job description

Senior Specialist of Automation serves as the BAS/HVAC technical authority responsible for automation system performance, compliance, reliability, energy optimization, and lifecycle management; provides technical leadership, leads capital projects, manages change controls, supports audits, and maintains BAS systems in GMP compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional collaboration (GWES, Utilities, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Manufacturing, IT).
• Provide technical direction to specialists/technicians.
• Lead investigations and resolution of systemic BAS/HVAC issues.
• Manage automation and facility system upgrade projects (scope → commissioning/qualification); serve as project manager/capital team leader.
• Perform BAS programming, code changes, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Develop/maintain BAS/HVAC Master Plans and obsolescence strategies.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Define system requirements/specifications/sequences of operation/data integrity requirements.
• Support lifecycle cost analysis, performance monitoring, and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Provide technical oversight for new construction/renovations.

Compliance

• Maintain validated, inspection-ready BAS systems.
• Manage change controls (SDLC documentation/approval workflows).
• Act as BAS/HVAC SME during audits/inspections; keep documentation/SOPs/training/compliance records current.

Demonstrates

• Advanced BAS/HVAC engineering; automation programming/troubleshooting; GxP validation knowledge; change management/SDLC; capital project management; root cause/reliability; cross-functional leadership; energy management/optimization.

Education

• BS in electrical or mechanical Engineering.

Requirements

• 5+ years BAS/HVAC design, operation, maintenance.
• 3+ years working with facilities systems.
• 3+ years Siemens BAS systems proficiency.
• Engineering calculations experience; ASME/ASHRAE/building codes experience.

Preferred

• 3+ years union labor; Siemens Insight and Desigo; PE and/or PMP; 3+ years HVAC calculations.

Required Skills (high level)

• Automation, capital project & change management, corrective action/cost & data analysis, data integrity, deviation management, equipment qualification, facility management, GMP/GxP compliance, maintenance supervision, new construction, OSH, regulatory audits/inspections, scope development, team leadership.