Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer: Industrial Automation

Biopharma Asia; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, validate, and support industrial control systems within regulated manufacturing environments. You will lead OT projects, ensure compliant validation, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, IT, and Supply Chain to optimize automation and reliability.

The role emphasizes IEC 62443/NIST aligned security, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on commissioning across PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics/Computer/Mechanical Engineering. Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate, and support OT solutions for manufacturing operations.
• Lead OT for process/tool/fixture implementations and provide on-site commissioning and training.
• Plan and execute IQ/OQ/PQ validation for control systems and MES/SCADA integrations.

Skills

Industrial control systems (PLCs, PACs

HMI/SCADA development

OT–IT integration

Regulatory validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)

Cross-functional leadership

OT security and network segmentation

Vendor & integrator management

Troubleshooting and root cause

Education

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

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Rockwell

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Wonderware

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Staff OT Manufacturing Engineer to design, implement, validate, and support industrial control systems within regulated manufacturing environments. You will lead OT projects, ensure compliant validation, and collaborate with R&D, Quality, Production, IT, and Supply Chain to optimize automation and reliability.

The role emphasizes IEC 62443/NIST aligned security, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on commissioning across PLC/HMI/SCADA platforms