Senior Automation Engineer

Be part of something altogether life-changing!

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. With associates across 40+ countries, Cytiva is a place where every day is a learning opportunity – so you can grow your career and expand your skills in the long term.

Forming part of the Biotechnology segment at Danaher, we bring together dedicated technical expertise and talent to develop the next generation of life-changing therapeutics.

The Sr. Automation Engineer for Cytiva is responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting, and debugging software programs for software enhancements and new products.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Generate detailed requirements for automation products to be developed utilizing Rockwell Automation PlantPAx DCS platform. 

• Lead and perform the detailed design for the New Product Introduction. 

• Develop as well as lead the activities of other’s in programming controllers, configuring SCADA/HMI applications, S-88 batch systems according to design and performance specifications. 

• Establish process automation system test plans to determine compliance with functional and design requirements.

• Design and author methods and processes to deploy, install, and configure customer specific control and network strategies. 

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering) and extensive technical experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical or equivalent automated process industries 

• Experience in the programming of Rockwell PlantPAx DCS tools and components including Logix controllers, FT-View SCADA/HMI, FT-Batch and OSI/PI continuous historian. 

• Comprehensive understanding and strong hands-on development experience of application development and system/hardware integration 

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• PLC/DCS/SCADA experience with Rockwell PlantPAx. 

• Experience working with DevOps. 

• Agile.

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