Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer: Automation & Validation

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer to design, validate, and support industrial control systems across regulated manufacturing environments.

You will lead projects on PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms, ensure IQ/OQ/PQ validation, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, IT, and Supply Chain.

Travel to sites as needed and drive continuous improvement to enhance automation reliability, reduce downtime, and ensure compliant production operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics/Engineering; Master’s preferred.
• 8+ years manufacturing engineering experience, including 3–5 years hands on OT/control systems in regulated environments (medical device/pharma preferred).
• Proven leader of OT projects across the full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, PLC/HMI/SCADA development, vendor selection, commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ validation, and post ramp sustainment.
• Advanced PLC/HMI/SCADA proficiency across major platforms and IEC 61131 languages (Ladder, Structured Text, Function Block).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, program, and deploy industrial control systems (PLCs, PACs), HMI/SCADA applications, and control logic to support manufacturing processes.
• Lead OT for process/tool/fixture implementations: define requirements, manage vendors, provide on-site commissioning, ramp support, and operator training.
• Plan and execute IQ/OQ/PQ validation activities for control systems and MES/SCADA integrations; ensure regulatory documentation.

Skills

OT integration

PLC/HMI/SCADA

Regulatory validation

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

ISA 95

22 CFR 21 CFR

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics/Engineering

Master’s preferred

Tools

Rockwell

Siemens

Schneider

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Wonderware

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer to design, validate, and support industrial control systems across regulated manufacturing environments.

You will lead projects on PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms, ensure IQ/OQ/PQ validation, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, IT, and Supply Chain.

Travel to sites as needed and drive continuous improvement to enhance automation reliability, reduce downtime, and ensure compliant production operations.